Atrina zelandica New Zealand horse mussel

Atrina zelandica is commonly referred to as New Zealand horse mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Atrina zelandica New Zealand horse mussel, Fiordland, New Zealand, Copyright Paddy Ryan

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AphiaID:: 507067

Scientific:: Atrina zelandica
German:: Steckmuschel
English:: New Zealand Horse Mussel

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Ostreida (Order) > Pinnidae (Family) > Atrina (Genus) > zelandica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1835

Occurrence:: New Zealand
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Atrina assimilis
Atrina chautardi
Atrina chinensis
Atrina cumingii
Atrina exusta
Atrina fragilis
Atrina hystrix
Atrina inflata
Atrina japonica
Atrina kinoshitai
Atrina lischkeana
Atrina marquesana
Atrina maura
Atrina oldroydii
Atrina pectinata
Steckmuschel
Atrina penna
Atrina pini
Atrina recta
Atrina rigida
Atrina seminuda
Atrina serra
Atrina serrata
Atrina squamifera
Atrina strangei
Atrina tasmanica
Atrina teramachii
Atrina texta
Atrina tuberculosa
Atrina vexillum
Flaggen-Steckmuschel
Atrina zelandica
Steckmuschel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-19 19:58:48
Last edit:: 2016-03-19 19:58:48

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Atrina zelandica (Gray, 1835)

Atrina zelandica is a large bivalve (length 30,0 cm, width 12,0 cm).

The New Zealand horse mussel is triangular, elongate, blackish, inside purplish pearly outside with longitudinal ribs.Its a large suspension feeding horse mussel and can be found in muddy to sandy soft-sediment bottom around the coast of New Zealand.

Synonyme:
Atrina (Australopinna) zelandica
Pinna senticosa
Pinna zelandica

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Ostreida (Order) > Pinnoidea (Superfamily) > Pinnidae (Family) > Atrina (Genus) > Atrina zelandica (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
mollusca.co.nz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Atrina zelandica New Zealand horse mussel, Fiordland, New Zealand, Copyright Paddy Ryan

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