Lindapecten muscosus Rough American Scallop

Lindapecten muscosus is commonly referred to as Rough American 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.

Profile

lexID:

15428 

AphiaID:

393783 

Scientific:

Lindapecten muscosus 

German:

Raue Amerikanische Jakobsmuschel, Kammmuschel 

English:

Rough American Scallop 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Lindapecten (Genus) > muscosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(W. Wood, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Martinique, the British Isles, USA 

Sea depth:

5 - 227 Meter 

Size:

5,4 cm 

Temperature:

65.3 °F - 81.32 °F (18.5°C - 27.4°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Lindapecten exasperatus
  Diestel-Kammmuschel
• 
  Lindapecten muscosus
  Raue Amerikanische Jakobsmuschel, Kammmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-12-10 18:02:24 

Last edit:

2022-12-10 22:11:47 

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