Chaceia ovoidea Wart-Neck Piddock, Pholad clam

Chaceia ovoidea is commonly referred to as Wart-Neck Piddock, Pholad clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11770 

AphiaID:

367969 

Scientific:

Chaceia ovoidea 

German:

Bohrmuschel 

English:

Wart-Neck Piddock, Pholad Clam 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Myida (Order) > Pholadidae (Family) > Chaceia (Genus) > ovoidea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gould, ), 1851 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 18 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.76" - 4.33" (7cm - 11,5cm) 

Temperature:

12,9 °F - 23,2 °F (12,9°C - 23,2°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

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:

• 
  Chaceia ovoidea
  Bohrmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-11-02 19:24:54 

Last edit:

2024-06-09 12:52:30 

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