Lioconcha hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Clam

Lioconcha hieroglyphica is commonly referred to as Hieroglyph Clam. 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:

12329 

AphiaID:

507751 

Scientific:

Lioconcha hieroglyphica 

German:

Hieroglyphen Venusmuschel 

English:

Hieroglyph Clam 

Category:

Bivalves 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Lioconcha (Genus) > hieroglyphica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Conrad, ), 1837 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Philippines 

Sea depth:

5 - 27 Meter 

Habitats:

Ocean beach, Seashore, Sandy sea floors 

Size:

4,2 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lioconcha annettae
• Lioconcha arabaya
• Lioconcha berthaulti
• Lioconcha caledonensis
• Lioconcha castrensis
• Lioconcha fastigiata
• Lioconcha gordoni
• Lioconcha harteae
• 
  Lioconcha hieroglyphica
  Hieroglyphen Venusmuschel
• Lioconcha kovalisi
• Lioconcha lamprelli
• Lioconcha macaulayi
• Lioconcha melharteae
• 
  Lioconcha ornata
  Verzierte Venusmuschel
• 
  Lioconcha philippinarum
  Philippinen Venusmuschel
• Lioconcha picta
• Lioconcha polita
• Lioconcha richerdeforgersi
• Lioconcha rumphii
• Lioconcha schiottei
• Lioconcha sowerbyi
• Lioconcha tigrina
• Lioconcha trimaculata
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-08-18 20:12:36 

Last edit:

2024-09-19 19:08:10 

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