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Radiately-ridged trough shell

Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The radiately-ridged trough shell (Meropesta nicobarica) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the radiately-ridged 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 radiately-ridged trough shell live?

Not recorded

Is the radiately-ridged 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 radiately-ridged trough shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMeropesta
  7. SpeciesMeropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Eastonia nicobarica, Eastonia reticulata, Lutraria chemnitzii, Mactra aegyptiaca, Mactra aegyptica, Mactra nicobarica, Mactra reticulata, Meropesta meridiana, Standella nicobarica

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ユキガイJapanese
  • 尼可巴馬珂蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the radiately-ridged trough shell

Other species in the same genus Meropesta.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the radiately-ridged trough shell?

The radiately-ridged trough shell (Meropesta nicobarica) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Radiately-ridged trough shell (Meropesta nicobarica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/radiately-ridged-trough-shell

MLA

“Radiately-ridged trough shell (Meropesta nicobarica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/radiately-ridged-trough-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{radiately_ridged_trough_shell_2026,
  title = {Radiately-ridged trough shell (Meropesta nicobarica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/radiately-ridged-trough-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}