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Yellow basket clam

Caryocorbula luteola (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The yellow basket clam (Caryocorbula luteola) is a species in the family Corbulidae.

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Quick facts about the yellow basket clam

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 yellow basket clam live?

Not recorded

Is the yellow basket clam 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 yellow basket clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. familyCorbulidae
  5. genusCaryocorbula
  6. SpeciesCaryocorbula luteola (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Synonyms Aloidis luteola, Corbula luteola, Corbula luteola var. rosea, Corbula rosea, Juliacorbula luteola

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Common western corbulaEnglish
  • Gelbe KorbmuschelGerman
  • Westamerikanische KorbmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow basket clam

Other species in the same genus Caryocorbula.

CompareYellow basket clam vs Contracted corbulaYellow basket clam vs Caryocorbula adelaidensisYellow basket clam vs Caryocorbula alabamiensisYellow basket clam vs Caryocorbula amethystina

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow basket clam (Caryocorbula luteola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-basket-clam

MLA

“Yellow basket clam (Caryocorbula luteola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-basket-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_basket_clam_2026,
  title = {Yellow basket clam (Caryocorbula luteola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-basket-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}