''Macoma'' is a large

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of saltwater clams,

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...

in the family

Tellinidae The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sedime ...

, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014
''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.
Accessed through:

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on 2014-11-01ITIS report: Macoma genus
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Species

According to the

(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. Sowerby I, 1853) *''

Macoma candida ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Accordi ...

'' (Lamarck, 1818) *'' Macoma carlottensis'' Whiteaves, 1880 – Charlotte macoma *''

Macoma cerina ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Accor ...

'' Dall, 1900 – waxy macoma *''

Macoma cleryana ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Accordi ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1846) *''

Macoma coani ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 ...

'' Kafanov & Lutaenko, 1999 *''

Macoma consociata ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 ...

'' (Smith, 1885) *''

Macoma constricta ''Austromacoma constricta'' is a species of bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of marine and freshwater Mollusca, molluscs that have laterally compr ...

'' ( Bruguière, 1792) – constricted macoma *''

Macoma crassula ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 ...

'' ( Deshayes, 1855) – thick macoma *''

Macoma cumana ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' (Costa O.G., 1829) *''

Macoma dexioptera ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' Baxter, 1977 *''

Macoma dubia ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' ( Deshayes, 1854) *''

Macoma ecuadoriana ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 *''

Macoma elimata ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' Dunnill & Coan, 1968 *''

Macoma elytrum ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' Keen, 1958 *''

Macoma expansa ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Accordi ...

'' Carpenter, 1864 *'' Macoma extenuata'' Dall, 1900 – slender macoma *'' Macoma georgiana'' Dell, 1964 *'' Macoma golikovi'' Scarlato & Kafanov, 1941 *'' Macoma hanleyi'' (Dunker, 1853) *'' Macoma hemicilla'' ( Iredale, 1936) *'' Macoma hesperus'' Dall, 1908 *'' Macoma hokkaidoensis'' Amano, Lutaenko & Matsubara, 1999 *'' Macoma incongrua'' (Martens, 1865) *'' Macoma indentata'' Carpenter, 1864 *''

Macoma inexpectata ''Macoma'' is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014 ''Macoma'' Leach, 1819.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01 Species Acco ...

'' Cosel, 1995 *'' Macoma inornata'' (Hanley, 1844) *'' Macoma inquinata'' ( Deshayes, 1855) *'' Macoma lama'' Bartsch, 1929 – Aleutian macoma *'' Macoma lamproleuca'' (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) *'' Macoma limula'' Dall, 1895 – little-file macoma *'' Macoma lipara'' Dall, 1916 *'' Macoma litoralis'' (Krauss, 1848) *'' Macoma loveni'' (A. S. Jensen, 1905) – inflated macoma, loven macoma *'' Macoma lucerna'' (Hanley, 1844) *'' Macoma melo'' (Sowerby G.B. II, 1866) *'' Macoma middendorffi'' Dall, 1884 *'' Macoma mitchelli'' Dall, 1895 – Matagorda macoma, mitchell macoma *'' Macoma moesta'' ( Deshayes, 1855) – flat macoma *'' Macoma murrayana'' (Salisbury, 1934) *''

Macoma nasuta ''Macoma nasuta'', commonly known as the bent-nosed clam, is a species of bivalve found along the Pacific Ocean coast of North America. It is about long. It is often found buried in sands of in depth. This rounded clam has no radial ribs. Archa ...

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, 1837) – bent-nosed clam *'' Macoma nobilis'' (Hanley, 1845) *'' Macoma obliqua'' (J. Sowerby, 1817) *'' Macoma panamensis'' Dall, 1900 *'' Macoma phenax'' Dall, 1900 – cheating macoma *'' Macoma praetexta'' (Martens, 1865) *'' Macoma pseudofallax'' Cosel, 1995 *'' Macoma pseudomera'' Dall & Simpson, 1901 – mera macoma *'' Macoma pulleyi'' Boyer, 1969 – delta macoma, pulley macoma *'' Macoma retrorsa'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) *'' Macoma secta'' (

, 1837) *'' Macoma shiratoriensis'' (Matsubara, 1994) *'' Macoma siliqua'' (C. B. Adams, 1852) *'' Macoma subovata'' (Sowerby, 1867) *'' Macoma tageliformis'' Dall, 1900 – tagelus macoma *'' Macoma takahokoensis'' Yamamoto & Habe, 1959 *'' Macoma tenta'' (Say, 1834) – elongate macoma *'' Macoma tokyoensis'' Makiyama, 1927 *'' Macoma torelli'' (Jensen, 1905) – triangular macoma *'' Macoma uruguayensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1885) *'' Macoma vappa'' ( Iredale, 1929) *'' Macoma ventricosa'' ( Deshayes, 1855) *'' Macoma yoldiformis'' Carpenter, 1864

References

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