Theora lubrica
| Theora lubrica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Semelidae |
| Genus: | Theora |
| Species: | T. lubrica
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| Theora lubrica | |
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Theora lubrica". National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Spurgeon, Andrew (2020). "Theora lubrica". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ 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.
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