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Fanshell

Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the fanshell

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 fanshell live?

Not recorded

Is the fanshell 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 fanshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusCyprogenia
  6. SpeciesCyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Synonyms Cyprogenia irrorata, Cyprogenia irrorata irrorata, Cyprogenia irrorata pusilla, Cyprogenia stegaria pusilla, Margarita irroratus, Margarita irroratus stegaria, Margaron irroratus, Obovaria stegaria, Obovaria stegaria fasciolata, Obovaria stegaria tuberculata, Unio irroratus, Unio verrucosus albus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Eastern fanshell pearlymusselEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fanshell

Other species in the same genus Cyprogenia.

CompareFanshell vs Edible Naiad

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fanshell

MLA

“Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fanshell.

BibTeX
@misc{fanshell_2026,
  title = {Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fanshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}