Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Woven Lucine
(Conrad, 1846)
Lucinisca nassula
Class:
Order:
Family:
Bivalvia
Lucinida
Lucinidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 480838
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to the Caribbean Sea
0 to 366 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine; Shallow water
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lucinisca nassula (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420793 on 2021-07-20
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.