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Scissor datemussel

Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The scissor datemussel (Leiosolenus aristatus) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the scissor datemussel

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 scissor datemussel live?

Not recorded

Is the scissor datemussel 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 scissor datemussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusLeiosolenus
  7. SpeciesLeiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Synonyms Dactylus carpenteri, Fistulana ropan, Lithodomus bipenniferus, Lithodomus caudigerus, Lithodomus forficatus, Lithophaga aristata, Lithophaga bipinnifera, Lithophaga caudata, Lithophaga incurva, Lithophaga jeffreysii, Lithophagus aristatus, Lithophagus aristatus var. gracilior, Lithophagus aristatus var. tumidior, Lithophagus caudatus, Modiola caudigera, Modiola excavata, Myoforceps aristatus, Mytilus aristatus, Mytilus curviroster, Mytilus lithophagus striatus, Mytilus ropan

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scissor datemussel

Other species in the same genus Leiosolenus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scissor datemussel?

The scissor datemussel (Leiosolenus aristatus) belongs to the family Modiolidae in the order Mytilida.

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). Scissor datemussel (Leiosolenus aristatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scissor-datemussel

MLA

“Scissor datemussel (Leiosolenus aristatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scissor-datemussel.

BibTeX
@misc{scissor_datemussel_2026,
  title = {Scissor datemussel (Leiosolenus aristatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scissor-datemussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}