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Oval trough shell

Cyclomactra ovata (J. E. Gray, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The oval trough shell (Cyclomactra ovata) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the oval trough shell

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 oval trough shell live?

Not recorded

Is the oval trough shell 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 oval trough shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusCyclomactra
  7. SpeciesCyclomactra ovata (J. E. Gray, 1843)

Synonyms Mactra deluta, Mactra inflata, Mactra lavata, Spisula ovata, Standella aequalis, Standella inflata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oval trough shell

Other species in the same genus Cyclomactra.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oval trough shell?

The oval trough shell (Cyclomactra ovata) 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). Oval trough shell (Cyclomactra ovata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-trough-shell

MLA

“Oval trough shell (Cyclomactra ovata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-trough-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{oval_trough_shell_2026,
  title = {Oval trough shell (Cyclomactra ovata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oval-trough-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}