Pitar rudis venus mussel

Pitar rudis is commonly referred to as venus mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Pitar rudis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6471
AphiaID:: 141926

Scientific:: Pitar rudis
German:: Venusmuschel
English:: Venus Mussel

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Pitar (Genus) > rudis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Poli, ), 1795

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, European Coasts, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 0.87" (2.2 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pitar affinis
Pitar alabastrum
Pitar albidus
Pitar albinus
Pitar arestus
Pitar bermudezi
Pitar berryi
Pitar bucculentus
Pitar citrinus
Pitar consanguineus
Pitar coxeni
Pitar curnowae
Pitar dohrni
Pitar elatus
Pitar erubescens
Pitar fluctuatus
Pitar fulminatus
Pitar hebraeus
Pitar helenae
Pitar inconspicuus
Pitar indecorus
Pitar inflatus
Pitar kathiewayae
Pitar laetus
Pitar lineolatus
Pitar medipictus
Pitar mediterraneus
Pitar morrhuanus
Pitar mundus
Pitar newcombianus
Pitar ngocthieni
Pitar obliquatus
Pitar omissa
Pitar osmunda
Pitar pallescens
Pitar palmeri
Pitar patagonicus
Pitar pellucidus
Pitar perfragilis
Pitar phoenicopterus
Pitar pilula
Pitar potteri
Pitar prora
Pitar pudica
Pitar pura
Pitar queenslandicus
Pitar rectodorsalis
Pitar rostratus
Pitar rudis
Venusmuschel
Pitar rufescens
Pitar simpsoni
Pitar soligena
Pitar sophiae
Pitar striatus
Pitar subarestus
Pitar subpellucidus
Pitar sulfureus
Pitar tahitensis
Pitar thornleyae
Pitar trevori
Pitar tumens
Pitar virgo

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-02 19:48:41
Last edit:: 2013-12-02 19:48:41

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Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)

The beige-colored striped shell have concentric ridges.Pitar rudis lives in sand bottom.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) >Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family) > Pitar (Genus)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pitar rudis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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