Galeomma turtoni shell

Galeomma turtoni is commonly referred to as shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Galeomma turtoni © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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Scientific:: Galeomma turtoni
German:: Muschel
English:: Shell

Category:: Ракушки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Galeommatida (Order) > Galeommatidae (Family) > Galeomma (Genus) > turtoni (Species)
Initial determination:: W. Turton, 1825

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Angola, Belgium, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
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:: 1 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: up to 0.59" (1.5 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Galeomma angusta
Galeomma coalita
Galeomma denticulata
Galeomma granulifera
Galeomma macrochisma
Galeomma oculus-cati
Galeomma pulchra
Galeomma purpurea
Galeomma rueppelli
Galeomma stenolepis
Galeomma tripartita
Galeomma turtoni
Muschel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-20 19:44:34
Last edit:: 2024-10-21 19:20:24

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Galeomma turtoni Turton, 1825

Galeommatidae is a family of small and very small saltwater clams .The size of Galeomma turtoni is 15mm, the shell structure a brittle, opaque and the colour of this shell is a shell white.

In contrary to most other shells, which often lives in or on sandy bottom, Galeomma turtoni lives under stones.

Synonymised names
Galeomma pileum Brusina, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hiatella polii Gray, 1851 · unaccepted
Hirudinaria alba Scacchi, 1833 · unaccepted
Imisia aperta Brusina, 1870 · unaccepted
Parthenope formosa Scacchi, 1833 · unaccepted

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Galeomma turtoni © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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