''Macoma'' is a large

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of saltwater clams,

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molluscs in the family

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, 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 Accordi ...

'' 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 belonging to 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 ...

'' ( 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 ''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 Accord ...

'' (Salisbury, 1934) *'' Macoma nasuta'' (

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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 ''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 ...

'' (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 ''Macoma tenta'', the narrowed macoma clam or elongate macoma is a species of clam, a marine bivalve mollusk (bivalvia) in the family Tellinidae and genus Macoma. Macoma tenta are one of two species of macoma clams that can be found in the Chesap ...

'' (Say, 1834) – elongate macoma *'' Macoma tokyoensis'' Makiyama, 1927 *''

Macoma torelli ''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 ...

'' (Jensen, 1905) – triangular macoma *'' Macoma uruguayensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1885) *''

Macoma vappa ''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 Accord ...

'' ( Iredale, 1929) *'' Macoma ventricosa'' ( Deshayes, 1855) *'' Macoma yoldiformis'' Carpenter, 1864

References

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