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Lutraria ventricosa

Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Lutraria ventricosa was named by Goldfuss (1840). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. angustior, L. bruuni, L. frangula, L. intermedia, L. osawanoensis, L. saingengai, L. senegalensis, L. sieboldi, L. solida, L. vetula, L. complanata, L. lutrara, L. sanna, L. scaldensis, L. magna
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by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lutraria ventricosa Goldfuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyLutrariinaeAdams and Adams 1856
genusLutrariaLamarck 1799
speciesventricosaGoldfuss 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lutraria ventricosa Goldfuss 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available