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Theora lubrica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Semelidae
Genus:	Theora
Species:	T. lubrica
Binomial name
Theora lubrica Gould, 1861

Theora lubrica is a bivalve mollusc endemic to the Northwest Pacific, including northern Japan, southern Russia and Hong Kong. It was introduced into harbours around the North Island of New Zealand around 1972, and has since spread to the upper South Island. It has also been introduced to California, Australia, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Sea.

Theora lubrica is a deposit feeder with a thin, nearly transparent shell. Theora lubrica is mud-tolerant and lives in burrows on subtidal and lower intertidal flats. Theora lubrica is considered a pollution-indicator species as it is tolerant of pollution and is often found to be abundant in polluted sediments.

References

1. 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.
2. ^ "Theora lubrica". National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
3. Spurgeon, Andrew (2020). "Theora lubrica". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
4. ^ 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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