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Rangia mendica

Status not recordedmolluscs

Rangia mendica is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Rangia mendica

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 Rangia mendica live?

Not recorded

Is Rangia mendica 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 Rangia mendica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusRangia
  7. SpeciesRangia mendica (A. A. Gould, 1851)

Synonyms Gnathodon trigonum, Gnathodon truncatum, Mactra mendica

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Almeja patoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Rangia mendica

Other species in the same genus Rangia.

Wedge clam

Rangia cuneata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Rangia mendica?

Rangia mendica (Rangia mendica) 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). Rangia mendica (Rangia mendica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rangia-mendica

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{rangia_mendica_2026,
  title = {Rangia mendica (Rangia mendica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rangia-mendica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}