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Cylindrical papershell

Anodontoides ferussacianus (I. Lea, 1834)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cylindrical papershell (Anodontoides ferussacianus) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the cylindrical papershell

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 cylindrical papershell live?

Not recorded

Is the cylindrical papershell 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 cylindrical papershell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusAnodontoides
  6. SpeciesAnodontoides ferussacianus (I. Lea, 1834)

Synonyms Anodon plicatus, Anodonta birgei, Anodonta buchanensis, Anodonta ferruginea, Anodonta ferussacciana, Anodonta ferussacciana incertopsis, Anodonta ferussaceana, Anodonta ferussaciana, Anodonta ferussaciana subcylindracea, Anodonta ferussacianus, Anodonta modesta, Anodonta oblita, Anodonta subcilindracea, Anodonta subcilindracea var. propexilis, Anodonta subcylindracea, Anodontoides birgei, Anodontoides ferrusacianus, Anodontoides ferussacianus birgei, Anodontoides ferussacianus buchanensis, Anodontoides ferussacianus modestus, Anodontoides ferussacianus subcylindraceus, Anodontoides modestus, Margarita buchanensis, Margarita ferussaciana, Margarita subcylindracea, Margaron buchanensis, Margaron denigrata, Margaron denigratus, Margaron ferruginea, Margaron ferussaciana, Margaron modesta, Margaron oblita, Margaron subcylindracea

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Anodonte cylindriqueFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cylindrical papershell

Other species in the same genus Anodontoides.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cylindrical papershell (Anodontoides ferussacianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-papershell

MLA

“Cylindrical papershell (Anodontoides ferussacianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-papershell.

BibTeX
@misc{cylindrical_papershell_2026,
  title = {Cylindrical papershell (Anodontoides ferussacianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cylindrical-papershell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}