Tellimya ferruginosa Mussel

Tellimya ferruginosais commonly referred to as Mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Tellimya ferruginosa
German:: rostrote Mondmuschel, Längliche Linsenmuschel
English:: Mussel

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Galeommatida (Order) > Lasaeidae (Family) > Tellimya (Genus) > ferruginosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagu, ), 1808

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: up to 0.31" (0.8 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tellimya aupouria
Tellimya benthicola
Tellimya ferruginosa
rostrote Mondmuschel, Längliche Linsenmuschel
Tellimya fujitaniana
Tellimya pauciradiata
Tellimya pura
Tellimya reinga
Tellimya semirubra
Tellimya tahaia
Tellimya tenella
Tellimya torishimensis
Tellimya trigona
Tellimya voeringi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-04 19:12:05
Last edit:: 2013-12-04 19:12:05

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Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808)

This tiny mollusc grows to up to eight millimetres.It has a fragile, thin glossy shell.Tellimya ferruginosa prefers muddy sand. It is often found living as a commensal of the sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) >Veneroida (Order) > Galeommatoidea (Superfamily) > Montacutidae (Family) > Tellimya (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Naturalhistory.museumwales (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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