Phacoides pectinatus Thick lucina, Buttercup shell

Phacoides pectinatus is commonly referred to as Thick lucina, Buttercup shell. 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:

7271 

AphiaID:

420800 

Scientific:

Phacoides pectinatus 

German:

Mondmuschel 

English:

Thick Lucina, Buttercup Shell 

Category:

Musslor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Lucinida (Order) > Lucinidae (Family) > Phacoides (Genus) > pectinatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Florida, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 2.56" (6.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°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:

• 
  Phacoides pectinatus
  Mondmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-06-28 18:39:27 

Last edit:

2019-09-10 10:29:06 

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