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Propellerclam

Cyrtodaria siliqua (L. Spengler, 1793)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua) is a species in the family Hiatellidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the propellerclam

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 propellerclam live?

Not recorded

Is the propellerclam 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 propellerclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyHiatellidae
  6. genusCyrtodaria
  7. SpeciesCyrtodaria siliqua (L. Spengler, 1793)

Synonyms Glycimeris incrassata, Glycimeris incrustata, Mya picea, Mya siliqua

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Northern propellerclamEnglish
  • PitotFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the propellerclam

Other species in the same genus Cyrtodaria.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the propellerclam?

The propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua) belongs to the family Hiatellidae in the order Adapedonta.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/propellerclam

MLA

“Propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/propellerclam.

BibTeX
@misc{propellerclam_2026,
  title = {Propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/propellerclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}