Epilucina californica

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Bivalvia

Order:Lucinida

Family:Lucinidae

Epilucina californica Temporal range: Late Miocene–recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Lucinida
Family:	Lucinidae
Genus:	Epilucina
Species:	E. californica
Binomial name
Epilucina californica (Conrad, 1837)
Synonyms[2]
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]