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Epilucina californica; Temporal range: Late Miocene–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Lucinida
Family:	Lucinidae
Genus:	Epilucina
Species:	E. californica
Binomial name
	Epilucina californica; (Conrad, 1837)
Synonyms
	Lucina californica Conrad, 1837 ; Lucina artemidis A. Gould & P. P. Carpenter, 1857 ; †Lucina japonica Ozaki, 1958 ; †Lucina nipponica Nomura & Hatai, 1936 ;

Epilucina californica is a species of small saltwater clams in the family Lucinidae.^[2] It is found from central California to Baja California. Historical records claim that it lived from Crescent City to San Diego.^[3] The oldest known fossil record of this species is from the Miocene of Japan, indicating that it likely originated in the Eastern North Pacific and expanded before being restricted to its current range.^[4]

References

^ "†Epilucina californica Conrad 1837". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Epilucina californica (Conrad, 1837)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ Dall, William (1903). Contributions to the Tertiary Fauna of Florida. Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia. Vol. 6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wagner Free Institute of Science. p. 1381.
^ Kurihara, Yukito (2007). "Occurrence of Epilucina californica (Conrad) (Bivalvia: Lucinidae) from the Neogene of Japan, with notes on the biogeographic history of Epilucina". Paleontological Research. 11 (1): 29–39. doi:10.2517/1342-8144(2007)11[29:OOECCB]2.0.CO;2.

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