Mactra chinensis

Mactra chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalva
Order: Veneroida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Mactra
Species: M. chinensis
Binomial name
Mactra chinensis
Philippi, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Mactra carneopicta Pilsbry, 1904
  • Mactra sulcataria Reeve, 1854

Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.

Distribution and habitat

Mactra chinensis is found living in sandy substrates in shallow marine habitats in Vietnam, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan.[2]

References

  1. Wim Decock, Markus Huber (2008). "Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846". World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "国际贝库:中国蛤蜊" (in Chinese). 台湾贝类资料库. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

External identifiers for Mactra chinensis
WoRMS 367847
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