Theora lubrica

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Theora lubrica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Theora
Species:
T. lubrica
Binomial name
Theora lubrica
Gould, 1861 [1]

Theora lubrica is a bivalve mollusc endemic to the Northwest Pacific, including northern Japan, southern Russia and Hong Kong. [2] It was introduced into harbours around the North Island of New Zealand around 1972, and has since spread to the upper South Island. [3] [4] It has also been introduced to California, Australia, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Sea. [2]

Theora lubrica is a deposit feeder with a thin, nearly transparent shell. [4] Theora lubrica is mud-tolerant and lives in burrows on subtidal and lower intertidal flats. [4] [2] Theora lubrica is considered a pollution-indicator species as it is tolerant of pollution and is often found to be abundant in polluted sediments. [4] [2]

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References

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