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Wavy liocyma

Liocyma fluctuosa (A. A. Gould, 1841)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The wavy liocyma (Liocyma fluctuosa) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the wavy liocyma

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 liocyma live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy liocyma 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 liocyma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusLiocyma
  7. SpeciesLiocyma fluctuosa (A. A. Gould, 1841)

Synonyms Gomphina fluctuosa, Liocyma aniwana, Liocyma beckii, Liocyma fluctuosa var. brunnea, Liocyma hokkaidoensis, Liocyma scammoni, Liocyma schefferi, Liocyma subaniwana, Liocyma viridis, Tapes arctica, Tapes fluctuosa, Venus astartoides, Venus fluctuosa

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Varnished liocymaEnglish
  • Petite palourde lustréeFrench
  • エゾハマグリJapanese
  • 작은주름백합Korean
  • Волнистая гомфинаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy liocyma

Other species in the same genus Liocyma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wavy liocyma?

The wavy liocyma (Liocyma fluctuosa) 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). Wavy liocyma (Liocyma fluctuosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-liocyma

MLA

“Wavy liocyma (Liocyma fluctuosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-liocyma.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_liocyma_2026,
  title = {Wavy liocyma (Liocyma fluctuosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-liocyma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}