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Barnea similis Rock Borer

Barnea similis is commonly referred to as Rock Borer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Angelwing Clam,Barnea similis, dead in a rock at mid tide. Mission Bay, Tamaki Drive, 2019


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
12814 
AphiaID:
506984 
Scientific:
Barnea similis 
German:
Stein-Bohrmuschel 
English:
Rock Borer 
Category:
Bivalves 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Myida (Order) > Pholadidae (Family) > Barnea (Genus) > similis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gray, ), 1835 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
2.36" - 3.94" (6,8cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
51.8 °F - 64.4 °F (11°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Barnea alfredensis
  • Barnea australasiae
  • Barnea birmanica
  • Barnea candida
  • Barnea davidi
  • Barnea dilatata
  • Barnea fragilis
  • Barnea japonica
  • Barnea lamellosa
  • Barnea manilensis
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-02-25 20:34:18 

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Barnea similis (Gray, 1835)

Barnea similis is moderately common around much of New Zealand today and particularly around Auckland, boring vertically into mudstone aand into weathered older rocks.

Synonymised names:
Barnea (Anchomasa) similis (Gray, 1835)· accepted, alternate representation
Pholas antipodum Philippi, 1847
Pholas similis Gray, 1835 (original combination)

External links

  1. GNS - Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Barnea similis,A small Angelwing commonly found burrowing holes in clay rock in the intertidal zone, NZ.2018
Angelwing Siphon,The siphon of a Barnea similis poking out of its burrow in a rock
Angelwing Clam,Barnea similis, dead in a rock at mid tide. Mission Bay, Tamaki Drive, 2019

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