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Small semele

Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The small semele (Abra exigua) is a species in the family Semelidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the small semele

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 small semele live?

Not recorded

Is the small semele 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 small semele classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySemelidae
  6. genusAbra
  7. SpeciesAbra exigua (H. Adams, 1862)

Synonyms Semele exigua

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small semele

Other species in the same genus Abra.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small semele?

The small semele (Abra exigua) belongs to the family Semelidae in the order Cardiida.

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). Small semele (Abra exigua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-semele

MLA

“Small semele (Abra exigua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-semele.

BibTeX
@misc{small_semele_2026,
  title = {Small semele (Abra exigua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-semele},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}