Pododesmus patelliformis Saddle Oyster

Pododesmus patelliformis is commonly referred to as Saddle Oyster. 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:

7157 

AphiaID:

138751 

Scientific:

Pododesmus patelliformis 

German:

Muschel 

English:

Saddle Oyster 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Anomiidae (Family) > Pododesmus (Genus) > patelliformis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1761 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension 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 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pododesmus foliatus
• 
  Pododesmus macrochisma
  Sattelmuschel
• 
  Pododesmus patelliformis
  Muschel
• Pododesmus rudis
• Pododesmus squama

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-17 18:49:50 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 20:44:07 

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