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Chinese mactra

Mactra chinensis R. A. Philippi, 1846

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the chinese 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 chinese mactra live?

Not recorded

Is the chinese 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 chinese mactra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra chinensis R. A. Philippi, 1846

Synonyms Mactra carneopicta, Mactra sulcataria, Mactra sulcataria carneopicta, Trigonella chinensis, Trigonella sulcataria

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Chinese surf clamEnglish
  • Sunray surf clamEnglish
  • Madia cineseItalian
  • バカガイJapanese
  • 개량조개Korean
  • Kininė maktraLithuanian
  • Китайская мактраRussian
  • 中國蛤蜊Chinese
  • Мактра китайскаяRussian
  • Мактра полосатаяRussian
  • Мактра полосатая (китайская)Russian
  • 中華馬珂蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chinese mactra

Other species in the same genus Mactra.

White clam

Mactra glabrata

MactridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chinese mactra?

The chinese mactra (Mactra chinensis) 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). Chinese mactra (Mactra chinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mactra

MLA

“Chinese mactra (Mactra chinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mactra.

BibTeX
@misc{chinese_mactra_2026,
  title = {Chinese mactra (Mactra chinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mactra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}