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Mactra iridescens

Status not recordedmolluscs

Mactra iridescens is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Mactra iridescens

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 Mactra iridescens live?

Not recorded

Is Mactra iridescens 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 Mactra iridescens classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra iridescens Kuroda & T. Habe, 1958

Synonyms Mactra iridecens, Mactra iridescens

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ニジミナトガイJapanese
  • 무지개조개Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mactra iridescens

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 Mactra iridescens?

Mactra iridescens (Mactra iridescens) 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). Mactra iridescens (Mactra iridescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-iridescens

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{mactra_iridescens_2026,
  title = {Mactra iridescens (Mactra iridescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-iridescens},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}