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Pacific false-bean

Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The Pacific false-bean (Heterodonax pacificus) is a species in the family Psammobiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the Pacific false-bean

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 Pacific false-bean live?

Not recorded

Is the Pacific false-bean 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 Pacific false-bean classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyPsammobiidae
  6. genusHeterodonax
  7. SpeciesHeterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837)

Synonyms Donax ovalina, Donax ovalinus, Donax seychellarum, Heterodonax bimaculatus var. purpureus, Heterodonax bimaculatus var. salmoneus, Heterodonax seychellarum, Psammobia pacifica, Tellina versicolor, Tellina vicina

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Pacific false beanclamEnglish
  • Pacific false-bean clamEnglish
  • Pazifische Falsche DreiecksmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Pacific false-bean

Other species in the same genus Heterodonax.

False bean

Heterodonax bimaculatus

PsammobiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Pacific false-bean?

The Pacific false-bean (Heterodonax pacificus) belongs to the family Psammobiidae in the order Cardiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pacific false-bean (Heterodonax pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-false-bean

MLA

“Pacific false-bean (Heterodonax pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-false-bean.

BibTeX
@misc{pacific_false_bean_2026,
  title = {Pacific false-bean (Heterodonax pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-false-bean},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}