Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Lucinida |
| Family: Lucinidae |
| Genus: Lucinisca |
| Species: Lucinisca nassula (Conrad, 1846) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Common] |
| Jaimanitas Formation |
| Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Abundant] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: Woven lucine.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1846, p. 24-25):
“Lentiform, equilateral, with concentric lamelliform striae, distant above, approximate towards the base: and with approximate radiating prominent lines; posterior side compressed towards the margin, and with one or two of the radiating striae larger than the rest; lunule large, ovate-acute, prominently striated; inner margin deeply crenulated.
Locality. Tampa Bay, Florida.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 3, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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