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Meretrix oyuana

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Meretrix oyuana is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Meretrix oyuana

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 Meretrix oyuana live?

Not recorded

Is Meretrix oyuana 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 Meretrix oyuana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusMeretrix
  7. SpeciesMeretrix oyuana Yokoyama, 1926

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Meretrix oyuana

Other species in the same genus Meretrix.

Hamaguri

Meretrix lusoria

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Hard clam

Meretrix lyrata

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Yellow clam

Meretrix meretrix

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Meretrix oyuana?

Meretrix oyuana (Meretrix oyuana) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Meretrix oyuana (Meretrix oyuana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/meretrix-oyuana

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BibTeX
@misc{meretrix_oyuana_2026,
  title = {Meretrix oyuana (Meretrix oyuana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meretrix-oyuana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}