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Australian mactra

Mactra australis Lamarck, 1818

Status not recordedmolluscs

The Australian mactra (Mactra australis) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the Australian mactra

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 Australian mactra live?

Not recorded

Is the Australian mactra 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 Australian mactra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra australis Lamarck, 1818

Synonyms Mactra polita

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Polished trough shellEnglish
  • Madia australianaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Australian mactra

Other species in the same genus Mactra.

White clam

Mactra glabrata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Australian mactra?

The Australian mactra (Mactra australis) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Australian mactra (Mactra australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-mactra

MLA

“Australian mactra (Mactra australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-mactra.

BibTeX
@misc{australian_mactra_2026,
  title = {Australian mactra (Mactra australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-mactra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}