WoRMS taxon details
Funafutia levukana (E. A. Smith, 1885)
367272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367272)
accepted
Species
Lucina (Codakia) levukana E. A. Smith, 1885 · unaccepted (basionym)
Lucina (Codakia) oblonga Hedley, 1899 · unaccepted
Lucina funafutica Finlay, 1927 · unaccepted
Lucina oblonga Hedley, 1899 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Lucina...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Lucina oblonga Philippi, 1836; Lucina funafutica is a replacement name
marine
(of Lucina (Codakia) levukana E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 16, 181-182, pl. 13, figs 6, 6a. [details]
page(s): 16, 181-182, pl. 13, figs 6, 6a. [details]
Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Funafutia levukana (E. A. Smith, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367272 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lucina funafutica Finlay, 1927) Finlay, H. J. (1927). New specific names for Austral Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 488-533.
page(s): 529 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lucina (Codakia) levukana E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 16, 181-182, pl. 13, figs 6, 6a. [details]
basis of record Glover, E. A.; Taylor, J. D. (2001). Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 53: 263-292., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17926/1349_complete.pdf [details]
page(s): 529 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lucina (Codakia) levukana E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 16, 181-182, pl. 13, figs 6, 6a. [details]
basis of record Glover, E. A.; Taylor, J. D. (2001). Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 53: 263-292., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17926/1349_complete.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Glover, E.A. & Taylor, J.D. (2007). Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 29(1): 109-181. [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Glover E.A. & Taylor J.D. (2016). Lucinidae of the Philippines: highest known diversity and ubiquity of chemosymbiotic bivalves from intertidal to bathyal depths (Mollusca: Bivalvia). in: Héros V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 208: 65-234. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Raines B. & Huber M. (2012) Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Easter Island and Sala y Gomez bivalves. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3217: 1-106. [29 Feb. 2012], available online at http://www.zora.uzh.ch/61152/1/12_Zootaxa.pdf
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 209, figs 97a-j [details]
[request]additional source Raines B. & Huber M. (2012) Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Easter Island and Sala y Gomez bivalves. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3217: 1-106. [29 Feb. 2012], available online at http://www.zora.uzh.ch/61152/1/12_Zootaxa.pdf
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 209, figs 97a-j [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lucina oblonga Hedley, 1899)
To Conchology (Funafutia levukana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Funafutia levukana)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Conchology (Funafutia levukana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Funafutia levukana)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
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