Chlamys hastata Spear scallop, Spiny scallop

Chlamys hastata is commonly referred to as Spear scallop, Spiny 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:

4172 

AphiaID:

367964 

Scientific:

Chlamys hastata 

German:

Stachelige Kammmuschel, Schwimmende Kammmuschel 

English:

Spear Scallop, Spiny Scallop 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Chlamys (Genus) > hastata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1842 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Japan, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 3.54" (6cm - 9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, Plankton 

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:

• Chlamys albida
• Chlamys behringiana
• Chlamys chosenica
• 
  Chlamys hastata
  Stachelige Kammmuschel, Schwimmende Kammmuschel
• 
  Chlamys islandica
  Isländische Kammmuschel
• Chlamys rubida

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-02-27 20:11:26 

Last edit:

2020-04-26 19:32:35 

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