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Rusty axinopsid

Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rusty axinopsid (Mendicula ferruginosa) is a species in the family Thyasiridae, order Lucinida.

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Quick facts about the rusty axinopsid

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 rusty axinopsid live?

Not recorded

Is the rusty axinopsid 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 rusty axinopsid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderLucinida
  5. familyThyasiridae
  6. genusMendicula
  7. SpeciesMendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844)

Synonyms Adontorhina ferruginea, Adontorhina ferruginosa, Axinulus ferrugineus, Axinulus ferruginosa, Axinulus ferruginosus, Axinus ferrugineus, Axinus ferruginosus, Cryptodon ferruginosus, Kellia ferruginosa, Leptaxinus ferruginosus, Lucina ferruginosa, Thyasira ferruginea, Thyasira ferruginosa, Thyasira ferruginosus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • サビツキハナシガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rusty axinopsid

Other species in the same genus Mendicula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rusty axinopsid?

The rusty axinopsid (Mendicula ferruginosa) belongs to the family Thyasiridae in the order Lucinida.

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). Rusty axinopsid (Mendicula ferruginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-axinopsid

MLA

“Rusty axinopsid (Mendicula ferruginosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-axinopsid.

BibTeX
@misc{rusty_axinopsid_2026,
  title = {Rusty axinopsid (Mendicula ferruginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-axinopsid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}