Lutraria oblonga, common name the oblong otter shell, is a species of large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae.

Lutraria oblonga
Shell of Lutraria oblonga from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Lutraria
Species:
L. oblonga
Binomial name
Lutraria oblonga
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778)
  • Lutraria solenoides Lamarck, 1801
  • Mactra hians Pulteney, 1799
  • Mya oblonga Gmelin, 1791

Description

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Lutraria oblonga has a shell that can grow to a length of 11–15 cm.

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

Distribution

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L. oblonga is present in the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Red Sea and in the eastern coast of Africa.

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