Thracia convexa Mussel

Thracia convexa is commonly referred to as Mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Thracia convexa
German:: Muschel
English:: Mussel

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Thraciidae (Family) > Thracia (Genus) > convexa (Species)
Initial determination:: (W. Wood, ), 1815

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Thracia adenensis
Thracia anchoralis
Thracia anconensis
Thracia angasiana
Thracia arienatoma
Thracia bereniceae
Thracia capensis
Thracia challisiana
Thracia concinna
Thracia condoni
Thracia conradi
Thracia convexa
Muschel
Thracia corbuloidea
Thracia cuneolus
Thracia curta
Thracia devexa
Thracia distorta
Thracia gracilis
Thracia hainanensis
Thracia imperfecta
Thracia itoi
Thracia kakumana
Thracia kowiensis
Thracia koyamai
Thracia lincolnensis
Thracia meridionalis
Thracia modesta
Thracia morrisoni
Thracia myodoroides
Thracia myopsis
Thracia phaseolina
Muschel
Thracia pubescens
Thracia roumei
Thracia salsettensis
Thracia septentrionalis
Thracia similis
Thracia speciosa
Thracia squamosa
Thracia stimpsoni
Thracia stutchburyi
Thracia trapezoides
Thracia vegrandis
Thracia villosiuscula
Thracia vitrea

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-05 20:20:41
Last edit:: 2013-12-05 20:20:41

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Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)

Thracia convexa grows to about 6 cm.The white shell is brittle.The right valve is larger and more convex than the left one.Thracia convexa burrows in sandy or muddy substrates.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) >Anomalodesmata (Order) >Thracioidea (Superfamily) >Thraciidae (Family) > Thracia (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.
MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Thracia convexa © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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