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Wavy hatchetclam

Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The wavy hatchetclam (Thyasira flexuosa) is a species in the family Thyasiridae, order Lucinida.

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Quick facts about the wavy hatchetclam

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 wavy hatchetclam live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy hatchetclam 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 wavy hatchetclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLucinida
  5. familyThyasiridae
  6. genusThyasira
  7. SpeciesThyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803)

Synonyms Axinus flexuosus, Axinus unicarinatus, Cryptodon flexuosus, Lucina sinuata, Tellina flexuosa, Thyasira flexuosa var. rotunda, Thyasira inaequalis, Thyasira inequalis, Thyasira unicarinata

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Common furrow-shellEnglish
  • Flexuose cleftclamEnglish
  • Wavy hatchet-shellEnglish
  • almindelig foldmuslingDanish
  • Gewellte SichelmuschelGerman
  • Sélène onduléeFrench
  • golfschelpDutch
  • tvåveckad krokmusslaSwedish
  • Gewöhnliche FaltenmuschelGerman
  • gewone golfschelpDutch
  • GolfschelpjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy hatchetclam

Other species in the same genus Thyasira.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wavy hatchetclam?

The wavy hatchetclam (Thyasira flexuosa) belongs to the family Thyasiridae in the order Lucinida.

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). Wavy hatchetclam (Thyasira flexuosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-hatchetclam

MLA

“Wavy hatchetclam (Thyasira flexuosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-hatchetclam.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_hatchetclam_2026,
  title = {Wavy hatchetclam (Thyasira flexuosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-hatchetclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}