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Spisula petitii

Status not recordedmolluscs

Spisula petitii is a species in the family Mactridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Spisula petitii

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 Spisula petitii live?

Not recorded

Is Spisula petitii 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 Spisula petitii classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyMactridae
  6. genusSpisula
  7. SpeciesSpisula petitii (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)

Synonyms Mactra coquimba, Mactra petitii, Mactra richmondi, Mactra symmetrica, Spisula richmondi

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Spisula petitii

Other species in the same genus Spisula.

Bar clam

Spisula solida

MactridaeNo free photo yet

Hen clam

Spisula sachalinensis

MactridaeNo free photo yet

Skimmer

Spisula solidissima

MactridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Spisula petitii?

Spisula petitii (Spisula petitii) 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). Spisula petitii (Spisula petitii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spisula-petitii

MLA

“Spisula petitii (Spisula petitii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spisula-petitii.

BibTeX
@misc{spisula_petitii_2026,
  title = {Spisula petitii (Spisula petitii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spisula-petitii},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}