Ruditapes philippinarum Japanese littleneck clam

Ruditapes philippinarum is commonly referred to as Japanese littleneck clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 6720
AphiaID:: 231750

Scientific:: Ruditapes philippinarum
German:: Japanische Teppichmuschel
English:: Japanese Littleneck Clam

Category:: Ракушки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Ruditapes (Genus) > philippinarum (Species)
Initial determination:: (A. Adams & Reeve, ), 1850

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Russland, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Corea, European Coasts, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Java, Kuril Islands, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the British Isles, Turkey, 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 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 42.8 °F - 80.6 °F (6°C - 27°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: средний
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown