Tridacna rosewateri Giant Clam

Tridacna rosewateri is commonly referred to as Giant 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.

Dr. Manuel Caballer Gutiérrez, Frankreich

Muséum National D´ Histoire Naturelle

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lexID:: 11330
AphiaID:: 466760

Scientific:: Tridacna rosewateri
German:: Riesenmuschel
English:: Giant Clam

Category:: Bivalvi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Tridacna (Genus) > rosewateri (Species)
Initial determination:: Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991

Occurrence:: Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Philippines, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2.36" - 7.48" (6,7cm - 19,1cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°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:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-01-08 19:33:34
Last edit:: 2024-04-09 11:38:07

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Tridacna rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991

Synonymised names
Tridacna (Chametrachea) lorenzi K. Monsecour, 2016 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tridacna (Chametrachea) rosewateri Sirenko & Scarlato, 1991 · alternate representation
Tridacna lorenzi K. Monsecour, 2016 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Tridacna rosewateri (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae): A Comprehensive Update of Species and Their Distribution, Current Threats and Conservation Status (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Riesenmuscheln - Pflege und Haltungsfilm (de). Abgerufen am 09.04.2024.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.01.2024.

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