Fleming, 1828
Shell equivalve; inequilateral, umbones just anterior to midline. Hinge line with cardinal and lateral teeth; ligament external, often deeply inset, lunule and/or escutcheon typically well-developed. Pallial line without sinus. Adductor scars unequal: anterior larger, often partly or largely separated from pallial line. Shell usually white and dull.
Source: Hayward, 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Loripes
Loripes lacteus
Genus Lucinella
Lucinella divaricata
Genus Lucinoma
Lucinoma borealis
Genus Myrtea
Myrtea spinifera