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Thin lantern-shell

Cochlodesma praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The thin lantern-shell (Cochlodesma praetenue) is a species in the family Periplomatidae.

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Quick facts about the thin lantern-shell

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 lantern-shell live?

Not recorded

Is the thin lantern-shell 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 lantern-shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. familyPeriplomatidae
  5. genusCochlodesma
  6. SpeciesCochlodesma praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)

Synonyms Anatina oblonga, Cochlodesma praetenue, Mya praetenuis, Thracia praetenuis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • European spoon clamEnglish
  • Fragile LöffelmuschelGerman
  • 넓은입운모조개Korean
  • lepelschelpDutch
  • rundad småsandmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thin lantern-shell

Other species in the same genus Cochlodesma.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Thin lantern-shell (Cochlodesma praetenue). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-lantern-shell

MLA

“Thin lantern-shell (Cochlodesma praetenue).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-lantern-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{thin_lantern_shell_2026,
  title = {Thin lantern-shell (Cochlodesma praetenue)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-lantern-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}