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Mactra planatula

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about Mactra planatula

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 planatula live?

Not recorded

Is Mactra planatula 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 planatula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra planatula Conrad, 1837

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mactra planatula

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 planatula?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{mactra_planatula_2026,
  title = {Mactra planatula (Mactra planatula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-planatula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}