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Pecten fumatus Australian Scallop, Commercial Scallop

Pecten fumatus is commonly referred to as Australian Scallop, Commercial 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.

Profilbild Urheber Rudie Hermann Kuiter, Aquatic Photographics, Australien


Courtesy of the author Rudie Hermann Kuiter, Aquatic Photographics, Australien

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lexID:
16915 
AphiaID:
393904 
Scientific:
Pecten fumatus 
German:
Australische Jakobsmuschel, Kommerzielle Jacobsmuschel 
English:
Australian Scallop, Commercial Scallop 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pecten (Genus) > fumatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Reeve, 1852 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bass Strait, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands 
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 - 180 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
up to 5.51" (14 cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 26,4 °F (15°C - 26,4°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-30 19:52:13 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pecten fumatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pecten fumatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pecten fumatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852

Pecten fumatus, the Southern Australia scallop, is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific from Shark Bay in Western Australia to the Kermadec Islands and as far south as New Zealand.

Synonymised names
Notovola preissiana Iredale, 1949 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten alba [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Pecten albus Tate, 1887 · unaccepted
Pecten bifidus Menke, 1843 · unaccepted (invalid; not Münster, 1835)
Pecten filosus Reeve, 1852 · unaccepted
Pecten fumatus var. alba Tate, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten fuscus G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten jacobaeus byronensis C. A. Fleming, 1955 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten lamarckii Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten medius Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Pecten medius Bosc, 1801)
Pecten meridionalis Tate, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten modestus Reeve, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Vola laticostata Angas, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (1)
Variety Pecten fumatus var. alba Tate, 1887 accepted as Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852 (synonym)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2024.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2024.
  3. Video über Pecten fumatus (en). Abgerufen am 31.10.2024.

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Commonly

King scallop Pecten fumatus, Marion Bay, Tasmania, April 2018_CC BY Simon Grove
Scallop Pecten fumatus on Marion Bay, Tasmania, March 2016_CC BY Simon Grove

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