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Boring petricola

Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The boring petricola (Petricola lapicida) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the boring petricola

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the boring petricola live?

Not recorded

Is the boring petricola endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the boring petricola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusPetricola
  7. SpeciesPetricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Choristodon serricula, Naranio lapicida, Petricola costata, Petricola divaricata, Petricola lucinalis, Venus lapicida

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Atlantische BohrmuschelGerman
  • イワホリガイJapanese
  • 돌속살이조개Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the boring petricola

Other species in the same genus Petricola.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the boring petricola?

The boring petricola (Petricola lapicida) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Boring petricola (Petricola lapicida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/boring-petricola

MLA

“Boring petricola (Petricola lapicida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/boring-petricola.

BibTeX
@misc{boring_petricola_2026,
  title = {Boring petricola (Petricola lapicida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/boring-petricola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}