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Saccella tenellula

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Saccella tenellula

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 tenellula live?

Not recorded

Is Saccella tenellula 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 tenellula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyNuculanidae
  6. genusSaccella
  7. SpeciesSaccella tenellula (Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928)

Synonyms Nuculana tenellula

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Saccella tenellula

Other species in the same genus Saccella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Saccella tenellula?

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{saccella_tenellula_2026,
  title = {Saccella tenellula (Saccella tenellula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saccella-tenellula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}