Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791)
Chalky macoma
Macoma calcarea
photo by Miller, Todd

Family:  Tellinidae (tellins)
Max. size:  6 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 360 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean: Polar and circumboreal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 117961. Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 95728).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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