Ferrocina, Glover & Taylor, 2007

Glover, Emily A. & Taylor, John D., 2007, Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou, Zoosystema 29 (1), pp. 109-181 : 152

Genus Ferrocina n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Ferrocina multiradiata n. sp. (here designated).

ETYMOLOGY. — Latin ferrum, iron, a reference to the rusty brown coloration.

DIAGNOSIS. — Shell small, thin, subovate, posteriorly truncate, sculpture of numerous fine radial ribs crossed by fine commarginal threads. Hinge plate thin, single small cardinal tooth in right valve, two in left valve, lateral teeth small to obsolete. Anterior adductor scar detached from pallial line for 1/3 of length. Inner shell margin crenulate. Colour usually rusty red-brown.

REMARKS

In general shape with the truncated posterior margin and the sculpture of fine radial ribs Ferrocina n. gen. has superficial resemblance to species of Cardiidae . Amongst Lucinidae , Parvilucina and Liralucina n. gen. species often have fine radial ribs but differ from Ferrocina n. gen. in having much more prominent hinge teeth and a very short anterior adductor scar only slightly detached from the pallial line.