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Feather date mussel

Leiosolenus plumula (Hanley, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The feather date mussel (Leiosolenus plumula) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the feather date mussel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 feather date mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the feather date mussel 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 feather date mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusLeiosolenus
  7. SpeciesLeiosolenus plumula (Hanley, 1843)

Synonyms Leiosolenus divaricalx, Leiosolenus patagonicus kelseyi, Lithodomus pessulatus, Lithodomus plumula, Lithodomus plumula gracilior, Lithodomus plumula tumidior, Lithodomus subula, Lithophaga cavernosa, Lithophaga divaricalx, Lithophaga löbbeckeana, Lithophaga loebbeckeana, Lithophaga plumula, Lithophaga plumula kelseyi, Modiola plumula

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • datlovka pérovitáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the feather date mussel

Other species in the same genus Leiosolenus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the feather date mussel?

The feather date mussel (Leiosolenus plumula) belongs to the family Modiolidae in the order Mytilida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Feather date mussel (Leiosolenus plumula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/feather-date-mussel

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BibTeX
@misc{feather_date_mussel_2026,
  title = {Feather date mussel (Leiosolenus plumula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/feather-date-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}