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Avocado clam

Scabies crispata (A. A. Gould, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The avocado clam (Scabies crispata) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the avocado 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 avocado clam live?

Not recorded

Is the avocado 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 avocado clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusScabies
  6. SpeciesScabies crispata (A. A. Gould, 1843)

Synonyms Indonaia crispata, Indonaia scobina, Nodularia crispata, Nodularia scobina, Unio crispata, Unio crispatus, Unio scobinatus minor

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Ornamental musselEnglish
  • Scribbled musselEnglish
  • OrnamentmuschelGerman
  • Gestreepte zoetwatermosselDutch
  • หอยไข่ปลาThai
  • Grüne OrnamentmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the avocado clam

Other species in the same genus Scabies.

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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). Avocado clam (Scabies crispata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/avocado-clam

MLA

“Avocado clam (Scabies crispata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/avocado-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{avocado_clam_2026,
  title = {Avocado clam (Scabies crispata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/avocado-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}