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.

Profile

lexID:

11330 

AphiaID:

466760 

Scientific:

Tridacna rosewateri 

German:

Riesenmuschel 

English:

Giant Clam 

Category:

Sea Shells 

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:

• 
  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:

2018-01-08 19:33:34 

Last edit:

2024-04-09 11:38:07 

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