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Wedge clam

Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The wedge clam (Rangia cuneata) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the wedge 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 wedge clam live?

Not recorded

Is the wedge 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 wedge clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusRangia
  7. SpeciesRangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Synonyms Gnathodon cuneata nasutus, Gnathodon cuneatus, Gnathodon cuneatus var. nasutus, Gnathodon nasutus, Rangia cyrenoides

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Atlantic rangiaEnglish
  • Common rangiaEnglish
  • Gulf wedge clamEnglish
  • Rooster clamEnglish
  • Brackwasser-TrogmuschelGerman
  • Almeja gallitoSpanish
  • rangiasimpukkaFinnish
  • Rangia d'AtlantiqueFrench
  • Atlantinė rangijaLithuanian
  • Atlantijas rangijaLatvian
  • BrakwaterstrandschelpDutch
  • Атлантическая рангияRussian
  • amerikansk trågmusslaSwedish
  • Amerikaanse strandschelpDutch
  • Brakwater-strandschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wedge clam

Other species in the same genus Rangia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wedge clam?

The wedge clam (Rangia cuneata) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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). Wedge clam (Rangia cuneata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rangia-cuneata

MLA

“Wedge clam (Rangia cuneata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rangia-cuneata.

BibTeX
@misc{rangia_cuneata_2026,
  title = {Wedge clam (Rangia cuneata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rangia-cuneata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}