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Common Otter Clam

Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus 1758)

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Lutraria lutraria (Common Otter Clam) is a species of mussels in the family Mactridae. 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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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of common otter clam. View this species on GBIF