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Edible Naiad

Cyprogenia aberti (Conrad, 1850)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The edible naiad (Cyprogenia aberti) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the edible naiad

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 edible naiad live?

Not recorded

Is the edible naiad 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 edible naiad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusCyprogenia
  6. SpeciesCyprogenia aberti (Conrad, 1850)

Synonyms Cyprogenia aberti lamarckiana, Margaron aberti, Margaron lamarckianus, Unio aberti, Unio lamarckianus, Unio popenoi

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Edible pearly musselEnglish
  • Western fan-shellEnglish
  • Western fanshellEnglish
  • Western fanshell musselEnglish
  • Ципрогения АльбертаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the edible naiad

Other species in the same genus Cyprogenia.

Fanshell

Cyprogenia stegaria

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Edible Naiad (Cyprogenia aberti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/edible-naiad

MLA

“Edible Naiad (Cyprogenia aberti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/edible-naiad.

BibTeX
@misc{edible_naiad_2026,
  title = {Edible Naiad (Cyprogenia aberti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/edible-naiad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}