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Rayed trough-shell

Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rayed trough-shell (Mactra corallina) is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the rayed trough-shell

Weight
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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-shell live?

Not recorded

Is the rayed 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 rayed trough-shell classified?

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

Synonyms Cardium corallinum, Mactra alba, Mactra candida, Mactra corallina corallina, Mactra lactea

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • gemeine TrogmuschelGerman
  • mactre corallineFrench
  • grote strandschelpDutch
  • almeijolaPortuguese
  • midhja lugëAlbanian
  • grote gestreepte trogschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rayed 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 rayed trough-shell?

The rayed trough-shell (Mactra corallina) 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). Rayed trough-shell (Mactra corallina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-trough-shell

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{rayed_trough_shell_2026,
  title = {Rayed trough-shell (Mactra corallina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-trough-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}