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Little Solemya

Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931

Status not recordedmolluscs

The little solemya (Solemya velesiana) is a species in the family Solemyidae, order Solemyida.

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Quick facts about the little solemya

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 little solemya live?

Not recorded

Is the little solemya 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 little solemya classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderSolemyida
  5. familySolemyidae
  6. genusSolemya
  7. SpeciesSolemya velesiana Iredale, 1931

Synonyms Solemya velesiana, Solemyarina velesiana

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Pygmy date-shellEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the little solemya

Other species in the same genus Solemya.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the little solemya?

The little solemya (Solemya velesiana) belongs to the family Solemyidae in the order Solemyida.

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). Little Solemya (Solemya velesiana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-solemya

MLA

“Little Solemya (Solemya velesiana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-solemya.

BibTeX
@misc{little_solemya_2026,
  title = {Little Solemya (Solemya velesiana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-solemya},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}