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Lamarcka ventricosa Turkey Wing,

Lamarcka ventricosais commonly referred to as Turkey Wing,. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
7188 
AphiaID:
1549091 
Scientific:
Lamarcka ventricosa 
German:
Zebramuschel 
English:
Turkey Wing, 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Arcida (Order) > Arcidae (Family) > Lamarcka (Genus) > ventricosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1819 
Occurrence:
Belize, Florida, the Caribbean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.97" - 3.54" (5cm - 9cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Filter feeder, Plankton 
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) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-02 13:15:30 

Info

Lamarcka ventricosa (Swainson, 1833)

Ark clams are filter feeders and need to stay open to feed.
The main threat seems to come from rather slow-moving predators!

The clamp has compound eyes and pigmented cup eyes on the mantle edge too.

Synonyms:
Arca insignis Dunker, 1867 · unaccepted
Arca mauia takii Hatai, Niino & Kotaka, 1952 · unaccepted
Arca ventricosa Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (basionym)
Arca zebra Swainson, 1833 sensu Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted > misapplication
Navicula parventricosa Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Arcoida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily) > Arcidae (Family) > Arca (Genus)

External links

  1. Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Map of Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Map of Life (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 26.08.2021.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus Bonaire
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Arca-ventricosa-k04-121226_They were also commonly wedged into crevices in large heads of Porites corals.
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Arca-ventricosa-jj-0061-100310_They were also commonly wedged into crevices in large heads of Porites corals.

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