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Cancellated clam

Ameghinomya antiqua (P. P. King, 1832)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cancellated clam (Ameghinomya antiqua) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the cancellated 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 cancellated clam live?

Not recorded

Is the cancellated 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 cancellated clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusAmeghinomya
  7. SpeciesAmeghinomya antiqua (P. P. King, 1832)

Synonyms Ameghinomya argentina, Chione antiqua, Chione argentina, Leukoma antiqua, Protothaca antiqua, Protothaca antiqua antiqua, Venus agrestis, Venus alvarezii, Venus antiqua, Venus antiqua madryna, Venus cineracea, Venus costellata, Venus volckmanni var. argentina

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • almejaSpanish
  • almeja reticuladaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cancellated clam

Other species in the same genus Ameghinomya.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cancellated clam?

The cancellated clam (Ameghinomya antiqua) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{cancellated_clam_2026,
  title = {Cancellated clam (Ameghinomya antiqua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cancellated-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}