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Blood clam

Anadara broughtonii (Schrenck, 1867)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The blood clam (Anadara broughtonii) is a species in the family Arcidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the blood clam

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 blood clam live?

Not recorded

Is the blood clam 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 blood clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyArcidae
  6. genusAnadara
  7. SpeciesAnadara broughtonii (Schrenck, 1867)

Synonyms Anadara broughtonii, Anadara inflata, Arca broaghtonii, Arca broughtonii, Arca inflata, Arca reeveana, Arca tenuis, Scapharca broughtoni, Scapharca broughtonii, Scapharca inflata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Broughton's blood cockleEnglish
  • 赤貝Japanese
  • 피조개Korean
  • Анадара БроутонаRussian
  • アカガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blood clam

Other species in the same genus Anadara.

Eared ark

Anadara notabilis

ArcidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blood clam?

The blood clam (Anadara broughtonii) belongs to the family Arcidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blood clam (Anadara broughtonii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/anadara-broughtonii

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BibTeX
@misc{anadara_broughtonii_2026,
  title = {Blood clam (Anadara broughtonii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/anadara-broughtonii},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}