Mimachlamys varia variegated scallop

Mimachlamys varia is commonly referred to as variegated 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.

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lexID:

6447 

AphiaID:

236719 

Scientific:

Mimachlamys varia 

German:

Bunte Kammmuschel 

English:

Variegated Scallop 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Mimachlamys (Genus) > varia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Angola, Azores, Belgium, Danmark, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 3.94" (6cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

11,3 °F - 60.8 °F (11,3°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mimachlamys albolineata
• 
  Mimachlamys asperrima
  Kammmuschel
• Mimachlamys cloacata
• Mimachlamys crassicostata
• Mimachlamys funebris
• Mimachlamys gloriosa
• Mimachlamys lentiginosa
• Mimachlamys meli
• 
  Mimachlamys sanguinea
  Feine Kammmuschel, Edle Jakobsmuschel
• Mimachlamys scabricostata
• Mimachlamys townsendi
• 
  Mimachlamys varia
  Bunte Kammmuschel
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-26 20:15:53 

Last edit:

2023-11-17 19:17:59 

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