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Angel wing

Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The angel wing (Cyrtopleura costata) is a species in the family Pholadidae.

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Quick facts about the angel wing

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the angel wing live?

Not recorded

Is the angel wing endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the angel wing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. familyPholadidae
  5. genusCyrtopleura
  6. SpeciesCyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Barnea costata, Capulus shreevei, Leuconyx tayleriana, Leuconyx tyleriana, Pholas costata, Pholas costatus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Angel's wingsEnglish
  • skulař žebrovanýCzech
  • EngelsflügelGerman
  • Almeja alas de ángelSpanish
  • aîle d'angeFrench
  • テンシノツバサJapanese
  • Циртоплевра ребристаяRussian
  • vŕtavec anjelskýSlovak

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Relatives of the angel wing

Other species in the same genus Cyrtopleura.

CompareAngel wing vs Cyrtopleura angelicalisAngel wing vs Cyrtopleura crucigeraAngel wing vs Cyrtopleura lanceolata

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angel wing (Cyrtopleura costata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angel-wing

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“Angel wing (Cyrtopleura costata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angel-wing.

BibTeX
@misc{angel_wing_2026,
  title = {Angel wing (Cyrtopleura costata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angel-wing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}