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Cultellus subellipticus

Cultellus subellipticus Dunker, 1862

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cultellus subellipticus (Cultellus subellipticus) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the cultellus subellipticus

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 cultellus subellipticus live?

Not recorded

Is the cultellus subellipticus 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 cultellus subellipticus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusCultellus
  7. SpeciesCultellus subellipticus Dunker, 1862

Synonyms Cultellus scalprum, Phaxas scalprum, Selan scalprum, Solen scalprum

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • 剑蛏Chinese
  • 尖刀蛏Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cultellus subellipticus

Other species in the same genus Cultellus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cultellus subellipticus?

The cultellus subellipticus (Cultellus subellipticus) belongs to the family Pharidae in the order Adapedonta.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cultellus subellipticus (Cultellus subellipticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cultellus-subellipticus

MLA

“Cultellus subellipticus (Cultellus subellipticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cultellus-subellipticus.

BibTeX
@misc{cultellus_subellipticus_2026,
  title = {Cultellus subellipticus (Cultellus subellipticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cultellus-subellipticus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}