Lucinella divaricata, the divaricate lucine, is a small marine bivalve mollusc of the family Lucinidae found in the north eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Its fossils are known from Cenozoic deposits all over Europe. Chemoautotrophic bacteria in their gills enable them to survive well in substrates rich in hydrogen sulfide.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lucinella divaricata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Parvilucina crenella
- Loripes orbiculatus
- Divalinga quadrisulcata
- Callucina keenae
- Lucinoma borealis
- Ctena decussata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Lucinida
- Family
- Lucinidae
- Genus
- Lucinella
- Species
- Lucinella divaricata
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