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Mya truncata Truncate Softshell Cam, Truncate Softshell, Soft-shelled Clam, Clamblunt Gaper Clam, Blunt Gaper

Mya truncata is commonly referred to as Truncate Softshell Cam, Truncate Softshell, Soft-shelled Clam, Clamblunt Gaper Clam, Blunt Gaper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Mya truncata, Cape Parry, NT, Canada 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)


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lexID:
18330 
AphiaID:
140431 
Scientific:
Mya truncata 
German:
Gestutzte Sandklaffmuschel, Gestutzte Klaffmuschel, Abgestutzte Klaffmuschel 
English:
Truncate Softshell Cam, Truncate Softshell, Soft-shelled Clam, Clamblunt Gaper Clam, Blunt Gaper 
Category:
Musslor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Myida (Order) > Myidae (Family) > Mya (Genus) > truncata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Belgium, Canada Eastern Pacific, Danmark, European Coasts, France, Gulf of Maine, Hudson Bay , Ireland, Japan, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scotland, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, White Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 75 Meter 
Habitats:
Estuaries (river mouths), Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 2.76" (2,5cm - 7,5cm) 
Temperature:
0,6 °F - 13,3 °F (0,6°C - 13,3°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-08 13:07:53 

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Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names
Corbula gibbosa Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mya ovalis W. Turton, 1822 · unaccepted
Mya praecisa A. A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted
Mya pullus J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 · unaccepted
Mya truncata pelagica W. King, 1846 · unaccepted
Mya truncata truncata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mya truncata uddevalensis Forbes, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mya truncata var. abbreviata Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted
Mya truncata var. uddevallensis Forbes, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mya uddevalensis Hancock, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphenia swainsoni W. Turton, 1822 · unaccepted

Direct children (6)
Subspecies Mya truncata ovata A. S. Jensen, 1900 accepted as Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
Subspecies Mya truncata pelagica W. King, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Mya truncata truncata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subspecies Mya truncata uddevalensis Forbes, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Mya truncata var. abbreviata Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
Variety Mya truncata var. uddevallensis Forbes, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. rkapeller.eu (en). Abgerufen am 08.05.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 08.05.2026.

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Mya truncata, Cape Parry, NT, Canada 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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