Biology:Mactra chinensis

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Mactra chinensis
Mactra chinensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1056924 entry