Modiolus barbatus Bearded horse mussel

Modiolus barbatus is commonly referred to as Bearded horse mussel. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5820 

AphiaID:

140464 

Scientific:

Modiolus barbatus 

German:

Pferdemuscheln 

English:

Bearded Horse Mussel 

Category:

Zee schelpen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Modiolus (Genus) > barbatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, the Black Sea, Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), West Africa 

Size:

1.18" - 2.6" (3cm - 6.6cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 82.4 °F (8°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Modiolus americanus
• Modiolus areolatus
• Modiolus auriculatus
• Modiolus aurum
• 
  Modiolus barbatus
  Pferdemuscheln
• Modiolus capax
• Modiolus carpenteri
• Modiolus carvalhoi
• Modiolus cecillii
• Modiolus cochlear
• Modiolus comptus
• Modiolus eiseni
• Modiolus ficoides
• Modiolus gallicus
• Modiolus gubernaculum
• Modiolus kurilensis
• Modiolus lineus
• Modiolus lulat
• Modiolus margaritaceus
• Modiolus matris
• 
  Modiolus modiolus
  Pferdemuschel, Große Miesmuschel
• Modiolus modulaides
• Modiolus nicklesi
• Modiolus nipponicus
• Modiolus patagonicus
• Modiolus penetectus
• Modiolus peronianus
• Modiolus philippinarum
• Modiolus rectus
• Modiolus rufus
• Modiolus sacculifer
• Modiolus squamosus
• Modiolus traillii
• Modiolus tumescens
• Modiolus verdensis
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-02 18:02:07 

Last edit:

2013-08-02 18:02:07 

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