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Thick macoma

Macoma crassula (Deshayes, 1855)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The thick macoma (Macoma crassula) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the thick macoma

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 the thick macoma live?

Not recorded

Is the thick macoma 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 thick macoma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusMacoma
  7. SpeciesMacoma crassula (Deshayes, 1855)

Synonyms Macoma crassula, Macoma inflata, Tellina crassula

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 배불뚝이대양조개Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thick macoma

Other species in the same genus Macoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thick macoma?

The thick macoma (Macoma crassula) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

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). Thick macoma (Macoma crassula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-macoma

MLA

“Thick macoma (Macoma crassula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-macoma.

BibTeX
@misc{thick_macoma_2026,
  title = {Thick macoma (Macoma crassula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-macoma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}