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Rose words

Strigilla carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rose words (Strigilla carnaria) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the rose words

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 rose words live?

Not recorded

Is the rose words 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 rose words classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusStrigilla
  7. SpeciesStrigilla carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cardium carneosum, Lucina mirabilis, Strigilla carnaria, Strigilla rombergii, Tellina areolata, Tellina carnaria, Tellina rombergi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Large strigillaEnglish
  • telínka karibskáCzech
  • telina mäsovočervenáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rose words

Other species in the same genus Strigilla.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rose words?

The rose words (Strigilla carnaria) belongs to the family Tellinidae 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). Rose words (Strigilla carnaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/strigilla-carnaria

MLA

“Rose words (Strigilla carnaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/strigilla-carnaria.

BibTeX
@misc{strigilla_carnaria_2026,
  title = {Rose words (Strigilla carnaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/strigilla-carnaria},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}