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Contracted corbula

Caryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The contracted corbula (Caryocorbula contracta) is a species in the family Corbulidae.

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Quick facts about the contracted corbula

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 contracted corbula live?

Not recorded

Is the contracted corbula 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 contracted corbula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. familyCorbulidae
  5. genusCaryocorbula
  6. SpeciesCaryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)

Synonyms Corbula contracta

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Contracted box clamEnglish
  • SchrumpfmuschelGerman
  • Almeja pigmeaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the contracted corbula

Other species in the same genus Caryocorbula.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Contracted corbula (Caryocorbula contracta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/contracted-corbula

MLA

“Contracted corbula (Caryocorbula contracta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/contracted-corbula.

BibTeX
@misc{contracted_corbula_2026,
  title = {Contracted corbula (Caryocorbula contracta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/contracted-corbula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}