Tridacna crocea

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lexID:: 793
AphiaID:: 207673

Scientific:: Tridacna crocea
German:: Bohrende Riesenmuschel
English:: Boring Clam, Crocus Clam, Saffron-coloured Clam

Category:: Zee schelpen
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Tridacna (Genus) > crocea (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamarck, 1819

Occurrence:: Micronesia, Guam, Singapore, Vietnam, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Brunei Darussalam, Timor, Palau, Malaysia, Fiji, Taiwan, Philippines, Myanmar, Indo Pacific, Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Cambodia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Andamanensee, China, Japan
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: bis zu 15cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 26°C
Food:: Plankton, zoöxanthellen / licht
Tank:: ~ 1000 Liter
Difficulty:: Alleen voor gevorderden
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Lower risk / conservation dependent (LR)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-18 00:04:20
Last edit:: 2008-01-03 22:37:06

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Tridacna crocea is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Tridacna crocea, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Lamarck, 1819

Synonymse:
Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna cumingii Reeve, 1862
Tridacna ferruginea Reeve, 1862

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) > Cardiidae (Family) > Tridacninae (Subfamily) > Tridacna (Genus)

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