Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831) is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831)
Hysteroconcha lupanaria is a bivalve species with distinctively spined shells found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
This species, scientifically named Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831), has an unusual shell structure. Each valve of its shell carries a double series of long, curved spines along the posterior slope. Pitar dione, a species closely related to Hysteroconcha lupanaria, is found in the Western Atlantic. Hysteroconcha lupanaria itself is distributed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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