Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854) is a animal in the Mactridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)

Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)

Crassula aequilatera, the triangle shell, is a moderately large endemic New Zealand marine surf clam in the Mactridae family.

Family
Genus
Crassula
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)

Crassula aequilatera, commonly called the triangle shell, is a moderately large-sized surf clam. It is a marine bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Mactridae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Mollusca โ€บ Bivalvia โ€บ Venerida โ€บ Mactridae โ€บ Crassula

More from Mactridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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