Pecten jacobaeus Pilgrim's scallop, great Mediterranean scallop

Pecten jacobaeus is commonly referred to as Pilgrim's scallop, great Mediterranean scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor experts! Zeer moeilijk houdbaar . Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5994 

AphiaID:

394429 

Scientific:

Pecten jacobaeus 

German:

Europäischen Jakobsmuschel , Mittelmeer-Pilgermuschel 

English:

Pilgrim's Scallop, Great Mediterranean Scallop 

Category:

Zee schelpen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pecten (Genus) > jacobaeus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Senegal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Size:

3.94" - 9.84" (10cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Alleen voor experts! Zeer moeilijk houdbaar  

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pecten afribenedictus
• Pecten albicans
• Pecten dijkstrai
• Pecten diomedeus
• Pecten dorotheae
• Pecten erythraeensis
• Pecten excavatus
• 
  Pecten fumatus
  Australische Jakobsmuschel, Kommerzielle Jacobsmuschel
• 
  Pecten jacobaeus
  Europäischen Jakobsmuschel , Mittelmeer-Pilgermuschel
• Pecten keppelianus
• 
  Pecten maximus
  Große Atlantische Pilgermuschel
• 
  Pecten novaezelandiae
  Neuseeländische Jakobsmuschel
• Pecten raoulensis
• 
  Pecten sulcicostatus
  Südafrikanische Jacobsmuschel
• Pecten waikikius
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-02 19:53:35 

Last edit:

2013-09-02 19:53:35 

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