Flexopecten glaber Smooth Scallop

Flexopecten glaber is commonly referred to as Smooth Scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5755 

AphiaID:

236720 

Scientific:

Flexopecten glaber 

German:

Glatte Kammmuschel 

English:

Smooth Scallop 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Flexopecten (Genus) > glaber (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 3.35" (8.5 cm) 

Temperature:

42.8 °F - 73.4 °F (6°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Flexopecten felipponei
• 
  Flexopecten flexuosus
  Kammmuschel
• 
  Flexopecten glaber
  Glatte Kammmuschel
• 
  Flexopecten hyalinus
  Transparente Kammmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-16 21:03:15 

Last edit:

2013-07-16 21:03:15 

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