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Mactra turgida

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about Mactra turgida

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 turgida live?

Not recorded

Is Mactra turgida 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 turgida classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra turgida Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms Mactra tumida

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mactra turgida

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 turgida?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{mactra_turgida_2026,
  title = {Mactra turgida (Mactra turgida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mactra-turgida},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}