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Rayed wedge shell

Latona faba (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rayed wedge shell (Latona faba) is a species in the family Donacidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the rayed wedge 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 wedge shell live?

Not recorded

Is the rayed wedge 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 wedge shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyDonacidae
  6. genusLatona
  7. SpeciesLatona faba (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Donax faba, Donax pallidus, Donax radians, Donax radiata, Donax radiatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Pacific bean donaxEnglish
  • リュウキュウナミノコJapanese
  • Донакс-фасолинаRussian
  • หอยเสียบThai
  • 豆斧蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rayed wedge shell

Other species in the same genus Latona.

Pipi

Latona deltoides

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rayed wedge shell?

The rayed wedge shell (Latona faba) belongs to the family Donacidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rayed wedge shell (Latona faba). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-wedge-shell

MLA

“Rayed wedge shell (Latona faba).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-wedge-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{rayed_wedge_shell_2026,
  title = {Rayed wedge shell (Latona faba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-wedge-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}