Galapagos Species Database
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Lamychaena truncata
Almeja, Clams
(G. rugulosa) Shallow water (less than 200 m depth)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Gastrochaenida
Superfamily
Gastrochaenoidea
Family
Gastrochaenidae
Genus
Lamychaena
Species
truncata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Gastrochaena ecuadoriensis Olsson, 1961, Gastrochaena folini Deshayes, 1867, Gastrochaena rugulosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1834, Gastrochaena truncata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834, Gastrochena folini Deshayes in de Folin & Périer, 1867, Lamychaena rugulosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (Horton et al., 2021).; (G. rugulosa) BMNH: 197883 (Holotype, type locality: Galapagos)
Origin: Native
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- Yuan, Yao-Wu Mabberley, D., Steane, D. A., Olmstead, R. (2010) Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 125–133
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"Galapagos Species Database, Lamychaena truncata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20048. Accessed 31 October 2026.