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Parallelodon delicatus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Parallelodon delicatus is a species in the family Parallelodontidae, order Arcida.

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Quick facts about Parallelodon delicatus

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 Parallelodon delicatus live?

Not recorded

Is Parallelodon delicatus 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 Parallelodon delicatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderArcida
  5. familyParallelodontidae
  6. genusParallelodon
  7. SpeciesParallelodon delicatus (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1870)

Synonyms Macrodon delicatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Parallelodon delicatus

Other species in the same genus Parallelodon.

CompareParallelodon delicatus vs Arca semilarvisParallelodon delicatus vs Macrodon hohmanniParallelodon delicatus vs Macrodon pettisensisParallelodon delicatus vs Macrodon semistriatum

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What kind of animal is Parallelodon delicatus?

Parallelodon delicatus (Parallelodon delicatus) belongs to the family Parallelodontidae in the order Arcida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Parallelodon delicatus (Parallelodon delicatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/parallelodon-delicatus

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“Parallelodon delicatus (Parallelodon delicatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/parallelodon-delicatus.

BibTeX
@misc{parallelodon_delicatus_2026,
  title = {Parallelodon delicatus (Parallelodon delicatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/parallelodon-delicatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}