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Mactra nipponica

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about Mactra nipponica

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 nipponica live?

Not recorded

Is Mactra nipponica 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 nipponica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra nipponica Kuroda & Habe, 1971

Synonyms Mactra aphrodina

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • チゴバカガイJapanese
  • 日本馬珂蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mactra nipponica

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 nipponica?

Mactra nipponica (Mactra nipponica) belongs to the family Mactridae 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). Mactra nipponica (Mactra nipponica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-nipponica

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{mactra_nipponica_2026,
  title = {Mactra nipponica (Mactra nipponica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-nipponica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}