Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Euheterodonta > Superorder Imparidentia > Order Venerida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Subfamily Petricolinae > Genus Lajonkairia

Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Venerupis Lamarck, 1818

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Lajonkairia*	Deshayes, 1855	accepted genus name
*Lajonkairea*	Jukes-Browne, 1910	synonym

Species group names

*Lajonkairea lajonkairei*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Lajonkairea fragilis*	F. Nordsieck, 1969	synonym
*Lajonkairea lajonkairii*	(Payraudeau, 1826)	synonym
*Petricola lajonkairii*	(Payraudeau, 1826)	synonym
*Venerupis decussata*	R. A. Philippi, 1836	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140727

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Environment

marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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2010-09-23 by Markus Huber

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