Crassadoma gigantea Giant Rock Scallop, Purple-hinged rock scallop

Crassadoma gigantea is commonly referred to as Giant Rock Scallop, Purple-hinged rock scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10568 

AphiaID:

240774 

Scientific:

Crassadoma gigantea 

German:

Pazifische Riesen-Felskammmuschel, Jakobsmuschel 

English:

Giant Rock Scallop, Purple-hinged Rock Scallop 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Crassadoma (Genus) > gigantea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J.E. Gray, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Alaska , Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 80 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.76" - 9.84" (7cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

7,2 °F - 12,8 °F (7,2°C - 12,8°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Crassadoma gigantea
  Pazifische Riesen-Felskammmuschel, Jakobsmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-03-24 19:58:25 

Last edit:

2024-01-12 13:15:57 

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