Tridacna sp. squamosa x crocea Giant clam

Tridacna sp. squamosa x crocea is commonly referred to as Giant clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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11633 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Tridacna sp. squamosa x crocea 

German:

Mördermuschel 

English:

Giant Clam 

Category:

Bivalvi 

Family tree:

Tridacna (Genus) > sp. squamosa x crocea (Species) 

Sea depth:

0 - 26 Meter 

Size:

13.78" - 17.72" (35cm - 45cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

175.98 gal (~ 800L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

Easy to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Tridacna crocea
  Bohrende Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna derasa
  Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna gigas
  Schuppige Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna maxima
  Grabende Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna mbalavuana
  Teufelsmuschel
• 
  Tridacna noae
  Noah’s Riesenmuschel, Tropfen-Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna rosewateri
  Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna squamosa
  Schuppige Riesenmuschel, Schuppen-Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna squamosina
  Riesenmuschel

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Tridacna elongatissima
  Riesenmuschel
• 
  Tridacna maxima x crocea (T. maxea)
  Hybrid Mördermuschel
• 
  Tridacna sp. squamosa x crocea
  Mördermuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-07-25 08:25:19 

Last edit:

2018-07-27 07:55:16 

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