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Coralclam

Coralliophaga coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The coralclam (Coralliophaga coralliophaga) is a species in the family Trapezidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the coralclam

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 coralclam live?

Not recorded

Is the coralclam 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 coralclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyTrapezidae
  6. genusCoralliophaga
  7. SpeciesCoralliophaga coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Cardita dactylus, Chama coralliophaga, Coralliophaga carditoidea, Coralliophaga hyalina, Coralliophaga striolata, Cypricardia coralliophaga, Cypricardia hornbeckiana, Cypricardia laminata, Cypricardia rosea, Cypricardia spathulata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • タガソデガイJapanese
  • 흰이랑돌고부지Korean
  • rozkalník koraložravýSlovak
  • 珊瑚船蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coralclam

Other species in the same genus Coralliophaga.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the coralclam?

The coralclam (Coralliophaga coralliophaga) belongs to the family Trapezidae 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). Coralclam (Coralliophaga coralliophaga). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coralclam

MLA

“Coralclam (Coralliophaga coralliophaga).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coralclam.

BibTeX
@misc{coralclam_2026,
  title = {Coralclam (Coralliophaga coralliophaga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coralclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}