Divaricella dentata
Encyclopedia
Divaricella dentata, or the dentate lucine, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family
Lucinidae
. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Lucinidae
Lucinidae
Lucinidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.-Characteristics:...
. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies.