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Lilliput

Toxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The lilliput (Toxolasma parvum) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the lilliput

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 lilliput live?

Not recorded

Is the lilliput 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 lilliput classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusToxolasma
  6. SpeciesToxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)

Synonyms Carunculina parva, Carunculina parva cahni, Carunculina parva parva, Carunculina parva var. cahni, Lampsilis parva, Lampsilis parvus, Margarita parvus, Margaron parvus, Toxolasma parva, Toxolasma parvus, Unio parvus, Unio pertennis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Liliput shellEnglish
  • toxolasme nainFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lilliput

Other species in the same genus Toxolasma.

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Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lilliput (Toxolasma parvum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lilliput

MLA

“Lilliput (Toxolasma parvum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lilliput.

BibTeX
@misc{lilliput_2026,
  title = {Lilliput (Toxolasma parvum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lilliput},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}