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Common Geloina

Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The common geloina (Geloina coaxans) is a species in the family Cyrenoididae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the common geloina

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 common geloina live?

Not recorded

Is the common geloina 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 common geloina classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyCyrenoididae
  6. genusGeloina
  7. SpeciesGeloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Cyclas zeylanica, Cyrena buschii, Cyrena ceylonica, Cyrena fissidens, Cyrena impressa, Cyrena pallida, Cyrena proxima, Cyrena sinuosa, Cyrena suborbicularis, Cyrena tennentii, Polymesoda coaxans, Polymesoda proxima, Venus coaxans

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • หอยกันThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common geloina

Other species in the same genus Geloina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common geloina?

The common geloina (Geloina coaxans) belongs to the family Cyrenoididae in the order Venerida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common Geloina (Geloina coaxans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-geloina

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BibTeX
@misc{common_geloina_2026,
  title = {Common Geloina (Geloina coaxans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-geloina},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}