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Saccella fontinalis

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Saccella fontinalis is a species in the family Nuculanidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about Saccella fontinalis

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 Saccella fontinalis live?

Not recorded

Is Saccella fontinalis 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 Saccella fontinalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusSaccella
  7. SpeciesSaccella fontinalis (Pritchard, 1901)

Synonyms Leda fontinalis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Saccella fontinalis

Other species in the same genus Saccella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Saccella fontinalis?

Saccella fontinalis (Saccella fontinalis) belongs to the family Nuculanidae in the order Nuculanida.

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). Saccella fontinalis (Saccella fontinalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saccella-fontinalis

MLA

“Saccella fontinalis (Saccella fontinalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saccella-fontinalis.

BibTeX
@misc{saccella_fontinalis_2026,
  title = {Saccella fontinalis (Saccella fontinalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saccella-fontinalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}