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Thin cyclinella

Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The thin cyclinella (Cyclinella tenuis) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the thin cyclinella

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 thin cyclinella live?

Not recorded

Is the thin cyclinella 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 thin cyclinella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusCyclinella
  7. SpeciesCyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852)

Synonyms Cyclina fragilis, Dosinia tenuis, Lucinopsis tenuis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thin cyclinella

Other species in the same genus Cyclinella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thin cyclinella?

The thin cyclinella (Cyclinella tenuis) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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). Thin cyclinella (Cyclinella tenuis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-cyclinella

MLA

“Thin cyclinella (Cyclinella tenuis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-cyclinella.

BibTeX
@misc{thin_cyclinella_2026,
  title = {Thin cyclinella (Cyclinella tenuis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-cyclinella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}