Ensis siliqua Pod razor shell

Ensis siliqua is commonly referred to as Pod razor shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5813 

AphiaID:

140735 

Scientific:

Ensis siliqua 

German:

Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel 

English:

Pod Razor Shell 

Category:

Muslinger 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Adapedonta (Order) > Pharidae (Family) > Ensis (Genus) > siliqua (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northern Africa, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ensis californicus
• 
  Ensis ensis
  Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
• Ensis goreensis
• 
  Ensis leei
  Amerikanische Schwertmuschel, Amerikanische Scheidenmuschel
• Ensis macha
• 
  Ensis magnus
  Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
• Ensis megistus
• Ensis minor
• Ensis myrae
• Ensis nitidus
• 
  Ensis siliqua
  Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
• Ensis terranovensis
• Ensis tropicalis
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-28 16:59:05 

Last edit:

2013-07-28 16:59:05 

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