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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae trough shells

Genus: Mactra

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FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Mactra achatinaHolten, 1802

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Mactra achatina
[Agate troughshell]
No picture found
 
Mactra aphrodina
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra californica
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra chemnitzii
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra chinensis
[Sunray surf clam]
No picture found
 
Mactra crossii
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Mactra cuneataGmelin, 1791

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Mactra cuneata
[Wedge trough shell]
No picture found
 
Mactra dolabriformis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Mactra fragilisGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mactra fragilis
[Fragile mactra clam]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm DL
 
Mactra gigas
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra glabrata
[Smooth mactra]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 11.0 cm SHL
Mactra glaucaBorn, 1778

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Mactra glauca
[Grey rough shell]
No picture found
 
Mactra grandis
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra guidoi
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra inaequalis
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra incarnata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Mactra inceri
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra iridescens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm DL
 
Mactra isabelleana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Mactra janeiroensis
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra largillierti
[Largilliert's Mactra]
No picture found
 
Mactra lilacea
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Mactra luzonicaReeve, 1854

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Mactra luzonica
[Luzon troughshell]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Mactra maculataGmelin, 1791

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Mactra maculata
[Maculated troughshell]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Mactra marplatensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Mactra meraReeve, 1854

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mactra mera
[Plain troughshell]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Mactra miskito
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra mitis
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra nasuta
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra nitida
[Polished mactra]
No picture found
 
Mactra nucleus
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra olorina
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra ordinaria
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Mactra patagonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Mactra petitii
[]
No picture found
 
Mactra quadrangularis
[Venus mactra]
No picture found
 
Mactra quirosana
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 6.4 cm SHL
Mactra stultorum(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Mactra stultorum
[Rayed trough-shell]
No picture found
 
Mactra subrostrata
[]

FAO

Western Central Pacific;
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Mactra violaceaGmelin, 1791

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Mactra violacea
[Violet troughshell]


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