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Irus mitis

Status not recordedmolluscs

Irus mitis is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Irus mitis

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 Irus mitis live?

Not recorded

Is Irus mitis 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 Irus mitis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusIrus
  7. SpeciesIrus mitis (Deshayes, 1854)

Synonyms Irus mitis, Rupellaria pechiliensis, Rupellaria semipurpurea, Venerupis mitis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • マツカゼガイJapanese
  • 주름입조개Korean
  • 百合簾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Irus mitis

Other species in the same genus Irus.

Irus clam

Irus irus

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

White irus

Irus carditoides

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Irus mitis?

Irus mitis (Irus mitis) 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). Irus mitis (Irus mitis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-mitis

MLA

“Irus mitis (Irus mitis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-mitis.

BibTeX
@misc{irus_mitis_2026,
  title = {Irus mitis (Irus mitis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-mitis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}