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Ruditapes decussatus grooved carpet shell

Ruditapes decussatus is commonly referred to as grooved carpet shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Venerupis decussata

Venerupis decussata


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lexID:
5795 
AphiaID:
231749 
Scientific:
Ruditapes decussatus 
German:
Kreuzmuster-Teppichmuschel 
English:
Grooved Carpet Shell 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Ruditapes (Genus) > decussatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
2.36" - 2.95" (6cm - 7.5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2020-01-21 17:03:45 

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Venerupis decussata is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, commonly known as the cross-cut carpet shell.

The range of Venerupis decussata extends from the North Sea and British Isles southwards to the Mediterranean Sea and north Africa. It is found buried in soft substrates, sand, muddy sand, gravel or clay, on the lower shore and at depths down to a few metres in the intertidal Zone.
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External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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