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Shining ervilia

Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The shining ervilia (Ervilia nitens) is a species in the family Semelidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the shining ervilia

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 shining ervilia live?

Not recorded

Is the shining ervilia 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 shining ervilia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySemelidae
  6. genusErvilia
  7. SpeciesErvilia nitens (Montagu, 1808)

Synonyms Amphidesma purpurascens, Ervilia californica, Ervilia concentrica, Ervilia concentrica rostratula, Ervilia maculosa, Ervilia nitens venezuelana, Ervilia rostratula, Mya nitens

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Concentric erviliaEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shining ervilia

Other species in the same genus Ervilia.

CompareShining ervilia vs Concentric erviliaShining ervilia vs Subcancellate erviliaShining ervilia vs Ervilia antilleanaShining ervilia vs Ervilia asymmetrica

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shining ervilia?

The shining ervilia (Ervilia nitens) belongs to the family Semelidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shining ervilia (Ervilia nitens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-ervilia

MLA

“Shining ervilia (Ervilia nitens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-ervilia.

BibTeX
@misc{shining_ervilia_2026,
  title = {Shining ervilia (Ervilia nitens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-ervilia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}