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Shell-clinging mussel

Ciboticola lunata (Hedley, 1902)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The shell-clinging mussel (Ciboticola lunata) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the shell-clinging mussel

Weight
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Length
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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 shell-clinging mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the shell-clinging mussel 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 shell-clinging mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusCiboticola
  7. SpeciesCiboticola lunata (Hedley, 1902)

Synonyms Congeria lunata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shell-clinging mussel

Other species in the same genus Ciboticola.

CompareShell-clinging mussel vs Ciboticola andersoni

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shell-clinging mussel?

The shell-clinging mussel (Ciboticola lunata) 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). Shell-clinging mussel (Ciboticola lunata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shell-clinging-mussel

MLA

“Shell-clinging mussel (Ciboticola lunata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shell-clinging-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{shell_clinging_mussel_2026,
  title = {Shell-clinging mussel (Ciboticola lunata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shell-clinging-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}