Lutraria oblonga
Appearance
Lutraria oblonga | |
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Shell of Lutraria oblonga from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Mactridae |
Genus: | Lutraria |
Species: | L. oblonga
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Binomial name | |
Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms | |
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Lutraria oblonga, common name the oblong otter shell, is a species of large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae.
Description
[edit]Lutraria oblonga has a shell that can grow to a length of 11–15 cm.
Distribution
[edit]L. oblonga is present in the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Red Sea and in the eastern coast of Africa.