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Saccella peltella

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Saccella peltella

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 peltella live?

Not recorded

Is Saccella peltella 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 peltella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusSaccella
  7. SpeciesSaccella peltella (Dall, 1898)

Synonyms Leda peltella, Nuculana peltella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Saccella peltella

Other species in the same genus Saccella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Saccella peltella?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{saccella_peltella_2026,
  title = {Saccella peltella (Saccella peltella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saccella-peltella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}