Chalky Macoma

Macoma calcarea

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae

Macoma is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included as accepted names within the genus Macoma: Macoma acolasta Dall, 1921 – morsel macoma Macoma awaijiensis (Sowerby, 1914) Macoma biota Arruda & Domaneschi, 2005 Macoma brota Dall, 1916 – heavy macoma Macoma bruuni Nickles, 1955 Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) – chalky macoma Macoma cancellata (G. B.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Chalky Macoma

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