Nodipecten nodosus Lion's Paw Scallop

Nodipecten nodosus is commonly referred to as Lion's Paw Scallop. 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:

12828 

AphiaID:

225252 

Scientific:

Nodipecten nodosus 

German:

Löwenpranke , Löwentatzten-Jakobsmuschel 

English:

Lion's Paw Scallop 

Category:

Bivalves 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Nodipecten (Genus) > nodosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Bermuda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Jamaica, Panama, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

9 - 49 Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 5.91" (6cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

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) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Nodipecten fragosus
• Nodipecten magnificus
• 
  Nodipecten nodosus
  Löwenpranke , Löwentatzten-Jakobsmuschel
• Nodipecten subnodosus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-02-28 19:51:33 

Last edit:

2020-02-28 20:16:22 

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