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Gold-flowing Pectunculus

Tucetona auriflua (Reeve, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The gold-flowing pectunculus (Tucetona auriflua) is a species in the family Glycymerididae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about the gold-flowing pectunculus

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 gold-flowing pectunculus live?

Not recorded

Is the gold-flowing pectunculus 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 gold-flowing pectunculus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyGlycymerididae
  6. genusTucetona
  7. SpeciesTucetona auriflua (Reeve, 1843)

Synonyms Pectunculus aurifluus, Tucetona auriblua

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ウチワガイJapanese
  • Златоструйная туцетонаRussian
  • 鎏金蚶蜊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gold-flowing pectunculus

Other species in the same genus Tucetona.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gold-flowing pectunculus?

The gold-flowing pectunculus (Tucetona auriflua) belongs to the family Glycymerididae in the order Arcida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gold-flowing Pectunculus (Tucetona auriflua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-flowing-pectunculus

MLA

“Gold-flowing Pectunculus (Tucetona auriflua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-flowing-pectunculus.

BibTeX
@misc{gold_flowing_pectunculus_2026,
  title = {Gold-flowing Pectunculus (Tucetona auriflua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-flowing-pectunculus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}