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Ptychodesma knappianum

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Ptychodesma knappianum is a species in the family Cyrtodontidae, order Cyrtodontida.

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Quick facts about Ptychodesma knappianum

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 Ptychodesma knappianum live?

Not recorded

Is Ptychodesma knappianum 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 Ptychodesma knappianum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCyrtodontida
  5. familyCyrtodontidae
  6. genusPtychodesma
  7. SpeciesPtychodesma knappianum J. Hall & Whitfield, 1872

Synonyms Ptychodesma knappiana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Ptychodesma knappianum

Other species in the same genus Ptychodesma.

ComparePtychodesma knappianum vs Ptychodesma neglectum

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Ptychodesma knappianum?

Ptychodesma knappianum (Ptychodesma knappianum) belongs to the family Cyrtodontidae in the order Cyrtodontida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ptychodesma knappianum (Ptychodesma knappianum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ptychodesma-knappianum

MLA

“Ptychodesma knappianum (Ptychodesma knappianum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ptychodesma-knappianum.

BibTeX
@misc{ptychodesma_knappianum_2026,
  title = {Ptychodesma knappianum (Ptychodesma knappianum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ptychodesma-knappianum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}