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Entodesma navicula Northwest ugly clam, Rock entodesma, Wrinkled rock clam, Rock-dwelling clam

Entodesma navicula is commonly referred to as Northwest ugly clam, Rock entodesma, Wrinkled rock clam, Rock-dwelling clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Northwest Ugly Clam, Entodesma navicula, 2018


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lexID:
13041 
AphiaID:
506763 
Scientific:
Entodesma navicula 
German:
Muschel 
English:
Northwest Ugly Clam, Rock Entodesma, Wrinkled Rock Clam, Rock-dwelling Clam 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Lyonsiidae (Family) > Entodesma (Genus) > navicula (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Adams & Reeve, ), 1850 
Occurrence:
Alaska , Aleutian Islands, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 3.94" (2,5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Entodesma brasiliense
  • Entodesma brevifrons
  • Entodesma cuneata
  • Entodesma delicatum
  • Entodesma elongatulum
  • Entodesma fretalis
  • Entodesma inflatum
  • Entodesma navicula
    Muschel
  • Entodesma patagonicum
  • Entodesma pictum
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-05-24 20:47:03 

Info

Entodesma navicula (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Habitat: Holes and crevices in rocks; Holdfasts of kelp and giant barnacles at the lowest low tide.

Predators include Pycnopodia helianthoides. May contain a symbiotic pea crab Pinnixa faba.

Similar Species: Mytilimeria nuttalli has valves with a nearly circular outline or higher than long. Entodesma pictum has valves which do not gape, and is only up to 2.5 cm long.

Synonymised names:
Entodesma naviculoides Yokoyama, 1922
Entodesma saxicola (Baird, 1863)
Entodesma saxicola cylindracea Carpenter, 1864
Entodesma scammoni Dall, 1871
Entodesma truncatissima Pilsbry, 1895 (junior synonym)
Lyonsia navicula Adams & Reeve, 1850
Lyonsia saxicola Baird, 1863

External links

  1. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Northwest Ugly Clam, Entodesma navicula, 2018

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