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Theora lubrica

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Theora lubrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

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  1. ^ Gould, A.A. (1861). "Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.
  2. ^ a b c d "Theora lubrica". National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ^ Spurgeon, Andrew (2020). "Theora lubrica". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ^ a b c d Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-26.