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Mactra plana

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Mactra plana

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 plana live?

Not recorded

Is Mactra plana 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 plana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra plana K. Martin, 1879

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mactra plana

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 plana?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{mactra_plana_2026,
  title = {Mactra plana (Mactra plana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-plana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}