Codakia distinguenda Codakia distinguenda, Clam

Codakia distinguenda is commonly referred to as Codakia distinguenda, Clam. 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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Scientific:: Codakia distinguenda
German:: Muschel
English:: Codakia Distinguenda, Clam

Category:: Musslor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Lucinida (Order) > Lucinidae (Family) > Codakia (Genus) > distinguenda (Species)
Initial determination:: (Tryon, ), 1872

Occurrence:: Ecuador, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles
Size:: up to 5.51" (14 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:

Codakia distinguenda
Muschel
Codakia interrupta
Codakia nux
Codakia orbicularis
Codakia paytenorum
Codakia punctata
Codakia rugifera
Codakia thaanumi
Codakia tigerina

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-06-29 15:10:54
Last edit:: 2014-06-29 15:10:54

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(Tryon, 1872)

Codakia distinguenda is a quite common mussel that occurs from Baja Sur californica to Panama.

The outer edge of the inner shell shows a reddish-orange border.

Similar Species: Codakia punctata (Linnaeus, 1758), which is found in the Indo-West-Pacific.

Codkia colpoica Dall, 1901
Codakia pinchoti Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
Lucina distinguenda Tryon, 1872 (original combination)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Lucinoida (Order) > Lucinoidea (Superfamily) > Lucinidae (Family) > Codakia (Genus)

External links

Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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