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Spiny papercockle

Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The spiny papercockle (Papyridea soleniformis) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the spiny papercockle

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 spiny papercockle live?

Not recorded

Is the spiny papercockle 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 spiny papercockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusPapyridea
  7. SpeciesPapyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789)

Synonyms Cardium hiatus, Cardium soleniforme, Cardium spinosum var. turtoni, Papyridea hiatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spiny papercockle

Other species in the same genus Papyridea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spiny papercockle?

The spiny papercockle (Papyridea soleniformis) belongs to the family Cardiidae 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). Spiny papercockle (Papyridea soleniformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-papercockle

MLA

“Spiny papercockle (Papyridea soleniformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-papercockle.

BibTeX
@misc{spiny_papercockle_2026,
  title = {Spiny papercockle (Papyridea soleniformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-papercockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}