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Clam

Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedmolluscs

The clam (Mya truncata) is a species in the family Myidae.

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Quick facts about the clam

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 the clam live?

Not recorded

Is the clam 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 the clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. familyMyidae
  5. genusMya
  6. SpeciesMya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Corbula gibbosa, Mya arenaria var. truncata, Mya ovalis, Mya praecisa, Mya pullus, Mya truncata, Mya truncata pelagica, Mya truncata truncata, Mya truncata uddevalensis, Mya truncata var. abbreviata, Mya truncata var. uddevallensis, Mya uddevalensis, Sphenia swainsoni

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Blunt gaperEnglish
  • Blunt gaper clamEnglish
  • Soft-shelled clamEnglish
  • Truncate softshellEnglish
  • Truncate softshell clamEnglish
  • rozchlipka arktickáCzech
  • afstumpet sandmuslingDanish
  • gestutzte KlaffmuschelGerman
  • mye tronquéeFrench
  • エゾオオノガイJapanese
  • 북방우럭Korean
  • kort sandskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • afgeknotte gaperDutch
  • kort sandskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Мия усеченнаяRussian
  • mya uťatáSlovak
  • trubbig sandmusslaSwedish
  • abgestutzte KlaffmuschelGerman
  • Gestutzte SandklaffmuschelGerman
  • afgeknotte strandgaperDutch
  • Мия усечённаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clam

Other species in the same genus Mya.

Steamer

Mya arenaria

MyidaeNo free photo yet

CompareClam vs SteamerClam vs Deep softshellClam vs False softshellClam vs Mya antarctica

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clam (Mya truncata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mya-truncata

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{mya_truncata_2026,
  title = {Clam (Mya truncata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mya-truncata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}