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Common Otter Clam

Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus 1758)

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Lutraria lutraria (Common Otter Clam) is a species of bivalves in the family Trough Shells. They are native to Namibia and South African Exclusive Economic Zone. They are surficial modifiers. Individuals can grow to 130 mm. They have sexual reproduction. They are facultatively mobile animals.

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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