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Wedge shell

Macomona liliana (Iredale, 1915)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The wedge shell (Macomona liliana) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the wedge shell

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 wedge shell live?

Not recorded

Is the wedge shell 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 wedge shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusMacomona
  7. SpeciesMacomona liliana (Iredale, 1915)

Synonyms Tellina lactea, Tellina liliana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wedge shell

Other species in the same genus Macomona.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wedge shell?

The wedge shell (Macomona liliana) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wedge shell (Macomona liliana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedge-shell

MLA

“Wedge shell (Macomona liliana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedge-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{wedge_shell_2026,
  title = {Wedge shell (Macomona liliana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedge-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}