Austromytilus rostratus Beaked Mussel

Austromytilus rostratus is commonly referred to as Beaked Mussel. 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:

16883 

AphiaID:

1774664 

Scientific:

Austromytilus rostratus 

German:

Schnabelmuschel 

English:

Beaked Mussel 

Category:

Bivalves 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Austromytilus (Genus) > rostratus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Dunker, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Australia, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4,5cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Austromytilus rostratus
  Schnabelmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-20 14:04:02 

Last edit:

2024-10-20 14:09:09 

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