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Glossy crenella

Rhomboidella prideauxi (Leach, 1815)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The glossy crenella (Rhomboidella prideauxi) is a species in the family Mytilidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the glossy crenella

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 glossy crenella live?

Not recorded

Is the glossy crenella 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 glossy crenella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyMytilidae
  6. genusRhomboidella
  7. SpeciesRhomboidella prideauxi (Leach, 1815)

Synonyms Crenella prideauxi, Crenella rhombea, Modiola asperula, Modiola prideaux, Modiola prideauxiana, Modiola rhombea, Rhomboidella prideaux, Solamen prideauxi

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glossy crenella

Other species in the same genus Rhomboidella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the glossy crenella?

The glossy crenella (Rhomboidella prideauxi) belongs to the family Mytilidae 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). Glossy crenella (Rhomboidella prideauxi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glossy-crenella

MLA

“Glossy crenella (Rhomboidella prideauxi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glossy-crenella.

BibTeX
@misc{glossy_crenella_2026,
  title = {Glossy crenella (Rhomboidella prideauxi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glossy-crenella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}