Gryphus vitreus Two-layer shell

Gryphus vitreus is commonly referred to as Two-layer shell. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5821 

AphiaID:

104068 

Scientific:

Gryphus vitreus 

German:

Gläserne Schnabelmuschel 

English:

Two-layer Shell 

Category:

Muslinger 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Brachiopoda (Phylum) > Rhynchonellata (Class) > Terebratulida (Order) > Terebratulidae (Family) > Gryphus (Genus) > vitreus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Born, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gryphus capensis
• Gryphus clarkeana
• Gryphus tokionis
• 
  Gryphus vitreus
  Gläserne Schnabelmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-02 18:28:48 

Last edit:

2013-08-02 18:28:48 

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