Equichlamys bifrons Queen Scallop, Common Scallop, Queen Fan Scallop

Equichlamys bifrons is commonly referred to as Queen Scallop, Common Scallop, Queen Fan Scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12852 

AphiaID:

391844 

Scientific:

Equichlamys bifrons 

German:

Australische Kamm-Muschel 

English:

Queen Scallop, Common Scallop, Queen Fan Scallop 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Equichlamys (Genus) > bifrons (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1819 

Occurrence:

Australia, Tasman Sea 

Sea depth:

- 36 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Sediment feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Equichlamys bifrons
  Australische Kamm-Muschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-03-06 17:26:02 

Last edit:

2020-03-06 17:34:30 

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