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Southern date-shell

Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818

Status not recordedmolluscs

The southern date-shell (Solemya australis) is a species in the family Solemyidae, order Solemyida.

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Quick facts about the southern date-shell

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 southern date-shell live?

Not recorded

Is the southern date-shell 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 southern date-shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderSolemyida
  5. familySolemyidae
  6. genusSolemya
  7. SpeciesSolemya australis Lamarck, 1818

Synonyms Solemya australis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern date-shell

Other species in the same genus Solemya.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern date-shell?

The southern date-shell (Solemya australis) belongs to the family Solemyidae in the order Solemyida.

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). Southern date-shell (Solemya australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-date-shell

MLA

“Southern date-shell (Solemya australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-date-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_date_shell_2026,
  title = {Southern date-shell (Solemya australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-date-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}