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Smooth platter shell

Loripes clausus (R. A. Philippi, 1849)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The smooth platter shell (Loripes clausus) is a species in the family Lucinidae, order Lucinida.

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Quick facts about the smooth platter shell

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 smooth platter shell live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth platter shell 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 smooth platter shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLucinida
  5. familyLucinidae
  6. genusLoripes
  7. SpeciesLoripes clausus (R. A. Philippi, 1849)

Synonyms Lucina clausa, Lucina gallicaput

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smooth platter shell

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 the smooth platter shell?

The smooth platter shell (Loripes clausus) belongs to the family Lucinidae in the order Lucinida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smooth platter shell (Loripes clausus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-platter-shell

MLA

“Smooth platter shell (Loripes clausus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-platter-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{smooth_platter_shell_2026,
  title = {Smooth platter shell (Loripes clausus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-platter-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}