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Grey mactra

Mactra glauca Born, 1778

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the grey 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 grey mactra live?

Not recorded

Is the grey 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 grey mactra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra glauca Born, 1778

Synonyms Mactra epidermia, Mactra glauca var. luteola, Mactra helvacea, Mactra neapolitana, Mactra sericea, Mulinia edulis f. epidermia

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Grey trough shellEnglish
  • Rayed trough shellEnglish
  • dížovka šedáCzech
  • ΞανθοπετσίναGreek
  • Mactre fauveFrench
  • Madia grigiaItalian
  • brede strandschelpDutch
  • Мактра сероватаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grey mactra

Other species in the same genus Mactra.

White clam

Mactra glabrata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grey mactra?

The grey mactra (Mactra glauca) 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). Grey mactra (Mactra glauca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-mactra

MLA

“Grey mactra (Mactra glauca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-mactra.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_mactra_2026,
  title = {Grey mactra (Mactra glauca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-mactra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}