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Clery surfclam

Mulinia cleryana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The clery surfclam (Mulinia cleryana) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the clery surfclam

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 clery surfclam live?

Not recorded

Is the clery surfclam 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 clery surfclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMulinia
  7. SpeciesMulinia cleryana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)

Synonyms Gnathodon cantrainei, Gnathodon guadelupensis, Mactra carinulata, Mactra cleryana, Mactra donacaeformis, Mactra gaudelupensis, Mactra guadeloupensis, Mactra guadelupensis, Mactra portoricensis, Mulinea portoricensis, Mulinia branneri, Mulinia guadelupensis, Mulinia portoricensis, Trigonella guadelupensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clery surfclam

Other species in the same genus Mulinia.

Coot clam

Mulinia lateralis

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the clery surfclam?

The clery surfclam (Mulinia cleryana) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clery surfclam (Mulinia cleryana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clery-surfclam

MLA

“Clery surfclam (Mulinia cleryana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clery-surfclam.

BibTeX
@misc{clery_surfclam_2026,
  title = {Clery surfclam (Mulinia cleryana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clery-surfclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}