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Baltic macoma

Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The baltic macoma (Macoma balthica) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the baltic macoma

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 baltic macoma live?

Not recorded

Is the baltic macoma 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 baltic macoma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusMacoma
  7. SpeciesMacoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Limecola balthica, Limecola solidula, Loripes roseus, Macoma balthica inconspicua, Macoma inconspicua, Sanguinolaria fusca, Tellina balthica, Tellina balthica var. attenuata, Tellina balthica var. groenlandica, Tellina balthica var. minor, Tellina balthica var. nivea, Tellina faba, Tellina fabricii, Tellina flavescens, Tellina fragilis, Tellina fusca, Tellina groenlandica, Tellina inconspicua, Tellina neustriaca, Tellina rubra, Tellina solidula, Tellina solidula f. normalis, Venus fragilis

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Baltic tellinEnglish
  • Pinkish macomaEnglish
  • telínka severníCzech
  • østersømuslingDanish
  • rote BohneGerman
  • balti lamekarpEstonian
  • liejusimpukkaFinnish
  • petit macomaFrench
  • バルチックシラトリJapanese
  • Baltijinė makomaLithuanian
  • Baltijas plakangliemeneLatvian
  • østersjøskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • nonnetjeDutch
  • østersjøskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • rogowiec bałtyckiPolish
  • Балтийская макомаRussian
  • makoma baltskáSlovak
  • östersjömusslaSwedish
  • Almindelig østersømuslingDanish
  • Baltische PlattmuschelGerman
  • Baltische TellmuschelGerman
  • PlattmuschelGerman
  • telline BaltiqueFrench
  • Telline de la BaltiqueFrench
  • gewoon nonnetjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the baltic macoma

Other species in the same genus Macoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the baltic macoma?

The baltic macoma (Macoma balthica) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Baltic macoma (Macoma balthica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/baltic-macoma

MLA

“Baltic macoma (Macoma balthica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/baltic-macoma.

BibTeX
@misc{baltic_macoma_2026,
  title = {Baltic macoma (Macoma balthica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/baltic-macoma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}