Macoma balthica

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Macoma balthica
Conservation status
NE
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Family: Tellinidae Genus: Macoma Species: M. balthica
Binomial name
Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Macoma balthica, the Baltic macoma, is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae (the macomas and tellins).

The shell size of this species is approximately 25 to 35 mm, or about an inch in maximum dimension, and the shell is white, sometimes with a pink tint. This clam lives in muddy bays and can tolerate brackish water.

Contents 1 Distribution and conservation status 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Recommended literature

[edit] Distribution and conservation status

• Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)^[1]

• Poland
• and others

[edit] See also

• Macoma nasuta

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] Recommended literature

• Macoma balthica in the White and Barents Seas: properties of a widespread marine hybrid swarm (Mollusca: Bivalvia). PETR STRELKOV, RAISA NIKULA and RISTO VAINOLA. - Molecular Ecology, Volume 16, Issue 19, Page 4110-4127, Oct 2007, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03463.x abstract