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Galeomma turtoni shell

Galeomma turtoniis commonly referred to as shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

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


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lexID:
6430 
AphiaID:
140017 
Scientific:
Galeomma turtoni 
German:
Muschel 
English:
Shell 
Category:
Sea Shells 
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, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
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
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-11-20 19:44:34 

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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.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Galeommatoidea (Superfamily) >Galeommatidae (Family) > Galeomma (Genus)

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Naturalhistory.museumwales (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (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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