Pecten sulcicostatus Scallop

Pecten sulcicostatus is commonly referred to as Scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Pecten sulcicostatus (Scallop), Port Elizabeth 2009

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AphiaID:: 214919

Scientific:: Pecten sulcicostatus
German:: Südafrikanische Jacobsmuschel
English:: Scallop

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pecten (Genus) > sulcicostatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Sowerby II, 1842

Occurrence:: South-Africa
Sea depth:: 11 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 62.6 °F (15°C - 17°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pecten afribenedictus
Pecten albicans
Pecten dijkstrai
Pecten diomedeus
Pecten dorotheae
Pecten erythraeensis
Pecten excavatus
Pecten fumatus
Australische Jakobsmuschel, Kommerzielle Jacobsmuschel
Pecten jacobaeus
Europäischen Jakobsmuschel , Mittelmeer-Pilgermuschel
Pecten keppelianus
Pecten maximus
Große Atlantische Pilgermuschel
Pecten novaezelandiae
Neuseeländische Jakobsmuschel
Pecten raoulensis
Pecten sulcicostatus
Südafrikanische Jacobsmuschel
Pecten waikikius

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-07-31 20:21:42
Last edit:: 2017-08-01 13:26:39

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Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842

The South African scallop is usually seen lying on sand or mud surfaces, sometimes on flat rocky areas. If disturbed, this scallop can swim by clapping its valves together. It has a strongly ribbed shell. The colour is pale. It may shade through pink to brown.

Synonyms:
Pecten capensis Sowerby, 1892
Pecten capensis [Gray] Sowerby III, 1892
Pecten maximus sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pectininae (Subfamily) > Pectinini (Tribe) > Pecten (Genus) > Pecten sulcicostatus (Species)

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pecten sulcicostatus (Scallop), Port Elizabeth 2009

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