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Trigonal tivela

Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The trigonal tivela (Tivela mactroides) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the trigonal tivela

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 trigonal tivela live?

Not recorded

Is the trigonal tivela 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 trigonal tivela classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusTivela
  7. SpeciesTivela mactroides (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Tivela brasiliana, Tivela mactroides, Tivela mactroides nasuta, Tivela mactroides var. nasuta, Tivela subglobosa, Tivela vulgaris, Trigona mactroides, Trigona radiata, Venus corbicula, Venus mactroides, Venus turgens

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Тивела мактровиднаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the trigonal tivela

Other species in the same genus Tivela.

Pismo clam

Tivela stultorum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the trigonal tivela?

The trigonal tivela (Tivela mactroides) belongs to the family Veneridae 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). Trigonal tivela (Tivela mactroides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trigonal-tivela

MLA

“Trigonal tivela (Tivela mactroides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trigonal-tivela.

BibTeX
@misc{trigonal_tivela_2026,
  title = {Trigonal tivela (Tivela mactroides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trigonal-tivela},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}