WoRMS name details
Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767)
140283 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140283)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Venus borealis Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1134-1135 [details]
page(s): 1134-1135 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140283 on 2026-07-02
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Nomenclature
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(of Venus borealis Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1134-1135 [details]
basis of record Renda, W.; Micali, P.; Villari, A.; Taviani, M. (2026). Considerations on Mediterranean <i>Lucinoma</i> (Bivalvia, Lucinidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 62(1): 78-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2025.08
page(s): 79, 5A-O, 6A-M, 8A-H, V, W [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 114, pl. XXVI, fig. 10-14 [details]
page(s): 1134-1135 [details]
basis of record Renda, W.; Micali, P.; Villari, A.; Taviani, M. (2026). Considerations on Mediterranean <i>Lucinoma</i> (Bivalvia, Lucinidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 62(1): 78-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2025.08
page(s): 79, 5A-O, 6A-M, 8A-H, V, W [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 114, pl. XXVI, fig. 10-14 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 456-457 [details]
page(s): 456-457 [details]
Other
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): 161, fig. 75a [details]
additional source Dando P.R., Southward A.J. & Southward E.C. (1986). Chemoautotrophic symbionts in the gills of the bivalve mollusc <i>Lucinoma borealis</i> and the sediment chemistry of its habitat.. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 227</i>: 227-247, available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1986.0021 [details]
additional source Salas C. & Woodside J. (2002). <i>Lucinoma kazani</i> n. sp. (Mollusca, Bivalvia): evidence of a living community associated with a cold seep in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.. <i>Deep-Sea Research I 49</i>: 991-1005., available online at http://www.biblioteca.uma.es/bbldoc/tesisuma/16639005.pdf [details]
page(s): 161, fig. 75a [details]
additional source Dando P.R., Southward A.J. & Southward E.C. (1986). Chemoautotrophic symbionts in the gills of the bivalve mollusc <i>Lucinoma borealis</i> and the sediment chemistry of its habitat.. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 227</i>: 227-247, available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1986.0021 [details]
additional source Salas C. & Woodside J. (2002). <i>Lucinoma kazani</i> n. sp. (Mollusca, Bivalvia): evidence of a living community associated with a cold seep in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.. <i>Deep-Sea Research I 49</i>: 991-1005., available online at http://www.biblioteca.uma.es/bbldoc/tesisuma/16639005.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | lucinamusling | [details] |
| Dutch | noordse lucinanoordse cirkelschelp | [details] |
| English | northern lucinenorthern lucina | [details] |
| German | Nördliche Mondmuschel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λουκίνα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kalveskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kalveskjel | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Lucinoma borealis)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lucinoma borealis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Belgium, Antwerpen, E3 Scheldetunnel)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Netherlands, Zeeland, Westerschelde)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Norway, Nordland, Lofoten Islands, Vesteralen, S...
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Portugal, Açores, São Miguel, Ilheu de Vila Fran...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Lucinoma borealis)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lucinoma borealis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Belgium, Antwerpen, E3 Scheldetunnel)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Netherlands, Zeeland, Westerschelde)
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Norway, Nordland, Lofoten Islands, Vesteralen, S...
To Malacopics (Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1767) Portugal, Açores, São Miguel, Ilheu de Vila Fran...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
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