Bassina yatei Yate’s Venus, Frilled Venus

Bassina yatei is commonly referred to as Yate’s Venus, Frilled Venus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17097 

AphiaID:

507389 

Scientific:

Bassina yatei 

German:

Yates Venusmuschel, Rüschen-Venusmuschel 

English:

Yate’s Venus, Frilled Venus 

Category:

Ракушки 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Bassina (Genus) > yatei (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J. E. Gray, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

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:

6 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 2.36" (5,0cm - 6,6cm) 

Weight:

12 g 

Temperature:

59 °F - 66.2 °F (15°C - 19°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

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:

• 
  Bassina disjecta
  Hochzeitstorten-Venusmuschel, Rüschen-Venusmuschel
• Bassina jacksonii
• Bassina pachyphylla
• 
  Bassina yatei
  Yates Venusmuschel, Rüschen-Venusmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-28 20:03:29 

Last edit:

2024-12-28 20:17:38 

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