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Mactra stultorum

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Veneroida

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Mactra

Phylum
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Mactra stultorum

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Species

Mactra stultorum Mactra stultorum Linnaeus 1758 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

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Mactra, Bivalvia, Molluscs, Spisula subtruncata, Lutraria lutraria

Mactra stultorum, previously sometimes known as Mactra corallina, is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.

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Mactra stultorum Mactra stultorum Linnaeus 1758 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Distribution

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This species lives in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean coasts, and the west coast of Europe, from Norway to the Iberian Peninsula, and south to Senegal.

Habitat

Mactra stultorum Mactra stultorum nombre cientfico Ictiotermes

This bivalve lives on sandy (rarely soft) bottoms at depths of between 5 and 30 m, although the shell is very often found on beaches, where it has been cast up by wave action.

Shell description

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This species has a very thin and delicate shell, which has concentric growth lines and sometimes also has colored radiating bands, hence its common name, the rayed trough shell. The shell interior is white.

Human use

This species is sometimes sold in markets as a food item.

References

Mactra stultorum Wikipedia


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