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Marcia recens

Status not recordedmolluscs

Marcia recens is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Marcia recens

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 Marcia recens live?

Not recorded

Is Marcia recens 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 Marcia recens classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusMarcia
  7. SpeciesMarcia recens (Holten, 1802)

Synonyms Chione ustulata, Hemitapes dohrni, Katelysia marmorata, Marcia marmorata, Paphia marmorata, Tapes bicolorata, Tapes exserta, Tapes ferruginea, Tapes laterisulca, Tapes occidentalis, Tapes orientalis, Tapes sinensis, Venus interrupta, Venus marmorata, Venus recens, Venus variabilis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Marcia recens

Other species in the same genus Marcia.

Ovate clam

Marcia cordata

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Marcia recens?

Marcia recens (Marcia recens) belongs to the family Veneridae 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). Marcia recens (Marcia recens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcia-recens

MLA

“Marcia recens (Marcia recens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcia-recens.

BibTeX
@misc{marcia_recens_2026,
  title = {Marcia recens (Marcia recens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marcia-recens},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}