Mimachlamys asperrima Doughboy scallop

Mimachlamys asperrima is commonly referred to as Doughboy 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:

12377 

AphiaID:

393724 

Scientific:

Mimachlamys asperrima 

German:

Kammmuschel 

English:

Doughboy Scallop 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Mimachlamys (Genus) > asperrima (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1819 

Occurrence:

Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Size:

1.97" - 4.33" (5cm - 11cm) 

Weight:

18 g 

Temperature:

59 °F - 78.8 °F (15°C - 26°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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mimachlamys albolineata
• 
  Mimachlamys asperrima
  Kammmuschel
• Mimachlamys cloacata
• Mimachlamys crassicostata
• Mimachlamys funebris
• Mimachlamys gloriosa
• Mimachlamys lentiginosa
• Mimachlamys meli
• 
  Mimachlamys sanguinea
  Feine Kammmuschel, Edle Jakobsmuschel
• Mimachlamys scabricostata
• Mimachlamys townsendi
• 
  Mimachlamys varia
  Bunte Kammmuschel
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-09-04 15:20:49 

Last edit:

2022-11-14 22:43:55 

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