How deep does the Thick Lucine live?

The Thick Lucine (Epicodakia pectinata) is typically found at 0–2 m.

Thick Lucine

Epicodakia pectinata

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–2 m

A lucinid clam that lives deeply buried in oxygen poor mud, it thrives in the still confines of mangrove swamps. It depends on chemosynthetic bacteria living in its gills, filtering and farming rather than simply feeding.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Lucinida › Lucinidae › Epicodakia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 875468.

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How deep does the Thick Lucine live?: The Thick Lucine (Epicodakia pectinata) is typically found at 0–2 m.