A review of North American Recent Radiolucina (Bivalvia, Lucinidae) with the description of a new species

Authors: Garfinkle, Elizabeth DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.205.3120 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Lucinidae · Topics: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and coastal plant biology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology

North American members in the genus Radiolucina are reviewed. A lectotype for the type species, Radiolucina amianta, is designated and descriptions and illustrations are provided. A description of a new species, Radiolucina jessicae, from the west coast of Mexico is presented. Key diagnostic species characteristics are outlined and compared among members of the genus.

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