Mactra
Sign in to saveMactra is a large genus of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks or clams, commonly known as trough shells or duck clams. Mactra is the type genus within the family Mactridae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
- FamilyMactridae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,929
- With media
- 122
- Family
- Mactridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UWBM, UCM, PRI, IGL-UNAM, ICML-UNAM
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, United States, Ecuador, France, Argentina, Mexico
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Mactra is a large genus of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks or clams, commonly known as trough shells or duck clams. Mactra is the type genus within the family Mactridae.
The word "trough" in the common name refers to the fact that all Mactra shells have a large ligamental pit at the hinge line, which in life contains a large internal ligament. Most bivalves in other families have an external ligament instead.
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