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Pretty trough shell

Mactra eximia Reeve, 1854

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pretty trough shell (Mactra eximia) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the pretty trough shell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 pretty trough shell live?

Not recorded

Is the pretty 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 pretty trough shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra eximia Reeve, 1854

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pretty trough shell

Other species in the same genus Mactra.

White clam

Mactra glabrata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pretty trough shell?

The pretty trough shell (Mactra eximia) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pretty trough shell (Mactra eximia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty-trough-shell

MLA

“Pretty trough shell (Mactra eximia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty-trough-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{pretty_trough_shell_2026,
  title = {Pretty trough shell (Mactra eximia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty-trough-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}