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Rayed trough clam

Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rayed trough clam (Mactra stultorum) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the rayed trough clam

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 rayed trough clam live?

Not recorded

Is the rayed trough 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 rayed trough clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusMactra
  7. SpeciesMactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cardium stultorum, Mactra bourguignati, Mactra cinerea, Mactra cinerea atlantica, Mactra cinerea grangeri, Mactra cinerea oceanica, Mactra cinerea var. lignaria, Mactra cinerea var. trigona, Mactra corallina, Mactra corallina cinerea, Mactra corallina var. atlantica, Mactra corallina var. grangeri, Mactra corallina var. lignaria, Mactra corallina var. oceanica, Mactra corallina var. trigona, Mactra fasciata, Mactra inflata, Mactra intermedia, Mactra lactea, Mactra rufa, Mactra stultorum stultorum, Mactra tripla, Trigonella radiata

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Rayed trough shellEnglish
  • White trough clamEnglish
  • White trough shellEnglish
  • Amasuela rayonaAsturian
  • ouCatalan
  • dížovka korálováCzech
  • tykskallet trugmuslingDanish
  • NarrenkappeGerman
  • Μικρή γυαλιστερήGreek
  • grande mactreFrench
  • ערבה ים-תיכוניתHebrew
  • madia comuneItalian
  • Spindulinė maktraLithuanian
  • grote strandschelpDutch
  • Мактра глуповатаяRussian
  • maktra lúčováSlovak
  • dížovka středomořskáCzech
  • Smuk trugmuslingDanish
  • bunte TrogmuschelGerman
  • Gemeine TrogmuschelGerman
  • StrahlenkorbGerman
  • StrahlenkörbchenGerman
  • Weiße TrogmuschelGerman
  • mactre corallineFrench
  • Mattra comuneItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rayed trough clam

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 rayed trough clam?

The rayed trough clam (Mactra stultorum) belongs to the family Mactridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rayed trough clam (Mactra stultorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-trough-clam

MLA

“Rayed trough clam (Mactra stultorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-trough-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{rayed_trough_clam_2026,
  title = {Rayed trough clam (Mactra stultorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-trough-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}