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Spinose lucine

Lucinisca muricata (L. Spengler, 1798)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The spinose lucine (Lucinisca muricata) is a species in the family Lucinidae, order Lucinida.

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Quick facts about the spinose lucine

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spinose lucine live?

Not recorded

Is the spinose lucine endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spinose lucine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLucinida
  5. familyLucinidae
  6. genusLucinisca
  7. SpeciesLucinisca muricata (L. Spengler, 1798)

Synonyms Lucina scabra, Lucina scobinata, Phacoides muricatus, Tellina muricata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Stachlige MondmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spinose lucine

Other species in the same genus Lucinisca.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spinose lucine?

The spinose lucine (Lucinisca muricata) belongs to the family Lucinidae in the order Lucinida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spinose lucine (Lucinisca muricata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinose-lucine

MLA

“Spinose lucine (Lucinisca muricata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinose-lucine.

BibTeX
@misc{spinose_lucine_2026,
  title = {Spinose lucine (Lucinisca muricata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinose-lucine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}