Lioconcha hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Clam

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Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837),49.8mm

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Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Hieroglyph Clam) - Malapascua, Philippines. 2019

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lexID:: 12329
AphiaID:: 507751

Scientific:: Lioconcha hieroglyphica
German:: Hieroglyphen-Muschel
English:: Hieroglyph Clam

Category:: Sea Shells
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Lioconcha (Genus) > hieroglyphica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Conrad, ), 1837

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Philippines
Sea depth:: 5 - 27 Meter
Size:: 4,2 cm
Temperature:: - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lioconcha annettae
Lioconcha arabaya
Lioconcha berthaulti
Lioconcha caledonensis
Lioconcha castrensis
Lioconcha fastigiata
Lioconcha gordoni
Lioconcha harteae
Lioconcha hieroglyphica
Hieroglyphen-Muschel
Lioconcha kovalisi
Lioconcha lamprelli
Lioconcha macaulayi
Lioconcha melharteae
Lioconcha ornata
Lioconcha philippinarum
Lioconcha picta
Lioconcha polita
Lioconcha richerdeforgersi
Lioconcha rumphii
Lioconcha schiottei
Lioconcha sowerbyi
Lioconcha tigrina
Lioconcha trimaculata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-08-18 20:12:36
Last edit:: 2019-08-18 20:35:49

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Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837)

The shape of the shell is trigonal. It has tan to dark brown rod0like and angular marking, often with the appearance of hieroglyphs. The shell is white on the inside.

Sometimes confused with Lioconcha castrensis.

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