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Pismo clam

Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pismo clam (Tivela stultorum) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the pismo 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 pismo clam live?

Not recorded

Is the pismo 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 pismo clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusTivela
  7. SpeciesTivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823)

Synonyms Cytheraea dubia, Cytheraea intermedia, Cythere crassatelloides, Cytherea crassatelloides, Cytherea solidissima, Cytherea virginea, Donax stultorum, Tivela scarificata, Tivela stultorum, Trigonella crassatelloides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • PismomuschelGerman
  • Almeja PismoSpanish
  • Тивела глупаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pismo clam

Other species in the same genus Tivela.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pismo clam?

The pismo clam (Tivela stultorum) 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). Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pismo-clam

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“Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pismo-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{pismo_clam_2026,
  title = {Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pismo-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}