Dendostrea folium Leaf Oyster, Foliate Oyster

Dendostrea folium is commonly referred to as Leaf Oyster, Foliate Oyster. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14199 

AphiaID:

506716 

Scientific:

Dendostrea folium 

German:

Blatt-Auster 

English:

Leaf Oyster, Foliate Oyster 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Ostreida (Order) > Ostreidae (Family) > Dendostrea (Genus) > folium (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Greece, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Marschall Islands, Melanesia, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 

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 - 28 Meter 

Habitats:

associated with with coral skeletons, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.36" - 3.94" (6cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

23,9 °F - 29,2 °F (23,9°C - 29,2°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

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:

• Dendostrea cristata
• 
  Dendostrea folium
  Blatt-Auster
• 
  Dendostrea frons
  Wedelauster
• Dendostrea rosacea
• Dendostrea sandvichensis
• Dendostrea senegalensis
• Dendostrea trapezina

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-10-20 20:06:58 

Last edit:

2025-12-06 20:37:39 

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