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Loripes brasilianus

Status not recordedmolluscs

Loripes brasilianus is a species in the family Lucinidae, order Lucinida.

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Quick facts about Loripes brasilianus

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 Loripes brasilianus live?

Not recorded

Is Loripes brasilianus 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 Loripes brasilianus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLucinida
  5. familyLucinidae
  6. genusLoripes
  7. SpeciesLoripes brasilianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)

Synonyms Loripes cryptella, Lucina brasiliana, Lucina brasiliensis, Lucina cryptella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Loripes brasilianus

Other species in the same genus Loripes.

Pale lucina

Loripes orbiculatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Loripes brasilianus?

Loripes brasilianus (Loripes brasilianus) belongs to the family Lucinidae in the order Lucinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Loripes brasilianus (Loripes brasilianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/loripes-brasilianus

MLA

“Loripes brasilianus (Loripes brasilianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/loripes-brasilianus.

BibTeX
@misc{loripes_brasilianus_2026,
  title = {Loripes brasilianus (Loripes brasilianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/loripes-brasilianus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}