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Sunset siliqua

Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The sunset siliqua (Siliqua radiata) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the sunset siliqua

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 sunset siliqua live?

Not recorded

Is the sunset siliqua 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 sunset siliqua classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusSiliqua
  7. SpeciesSiliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cutellus radiate, Leguminaria costata, Macheara radiata, Siliqua radiata, Solen radiatus, Tellina vespertina

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Sunset razor clamEnglish
  • břitka paprsčitáCzech
  • Sonnenstrahl-MessermuschelGerman
  • オオシボリミゾガイJapanese
  • Силиква радиальнаяRussian
  • bičak lúčovýSlovak
  • หอยผีเสื้อThai
  • 光芒豆蟶Chinese
  • Sonnenstrahl-ScheidenmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunset siliqua

Other species in the same genus Siliqua.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sunset siliqua?

The sunset siliqua (Siliqua radiata) belongs to the family Pharidae in the order Adapedonta.

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). Sunset siliqua (Siliqua radiata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-siliqua

MLA

“Sunset siliqua (Siliqua radiata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-siliqua.

BibTeX
@misc{sunset_siliqua_2026,
  title = {Sunset siliqua (Siliqua radiata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-siliqua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}