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Stout tagelus

Tagelus plebeius ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The stout tagelus (Tagelus plebeius) is a species in the family Solecurtidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the stout tagelus

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 stout tagelus live?

Not recorded

Is the stout tagelus 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 stout tagelus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySolecurtidae
  6. genusTagelus
  7. SpeciesTagelus plebeius ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Synonyms Siliquaria carolinensis, Siliquaria notata, Solecurtus caribeus, Solecurtus platensis, Solen caribaeus, Solen gibbus, Solen plebeius, Tagelus gibbus, Tagelus gibbus entrerianus, Tagelus plebeius, Tagelus poeyi

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Relatives of the stout tagelus

Other species in the same genus Tagelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stout tagelus?

The stout tagelus (Tagelus plebeius) belongs to the family Solecurtidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stout tagelus (Tagelus plebeius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-tagelus

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BibTeX
@misc{stout_tagelus_2026,
  title = {Stout tagelus (Tagelus plebeius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-tagelus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}