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Peronaea appressa

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Peronaea appressa is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about Peronaea appressa

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 Peronaea appressa live?

Not recorded

Is Peronaea appressa 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 Peronaea appressa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusPeronaea
  7. SpeciesPeronaea appressa (Gabb, 1881)

Synonyms Tellina appressa

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Peronaea appressa

Other species in the same genus Peronaea.

Flat tellin

Peronaea planata

TellinidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is Peronaea appressa?

Peronaea appressa (Peronaea appressa) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peronaea appressa (Peronaea appressa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peronaea-appressa

MLA

“Peronaea appressa (Peronaea appressa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peronaea-appressa.

BibTeX
@misc{peronaea_appressa_2026,
  title = {Peronaea appressa (Peronaea appressa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peronaea-appressa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}