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Bathymodiolus heckerae

Status not recordedmolluscs

Bathymodiolus heckerae is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about Bathymodiolus heckerae

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 Bathymodiolus heckerae live?

Not recorded

Is Bathymodiolus heckerae 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 Bathymodiolus heckerae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusBathymodiolus
  7. SpeciesBathymodiolus heckerae R. D. Turner, Gustafson, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Bathymodiolus heckerae

Other species in the same genus Bathymodiolus.

Vent mussel

Bathymodiolus azoricus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Bathymodiolus heckerae?

Bathymodiolus heckerae (Bathymodiolus heckerae) belongs to the family Modiolidae in the order Mytilida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bathymodiolus heckerae (Bathymodiolus heckerae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathymodiolus-heckerae

MLA

“Bathymodiolus heckerae (Bathymodiolus heckerae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathymodiolus-heckerae.

BibTeX
@misc{bathymodiolus_heckerae_2026,
  title = {Bathymodiolus heckerae (Bathymodiolus heckerae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathymodiolus-heckerae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}