Mulinia lateralis Dwarf Surfclam

Mulinia lateralis is commonly referred to as Dwarf Surfclam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12344 

AphiaID:

156870 

Scientific:

Mulinia lateralis 

German:

Amerikanische Trogmuschel (Zwergbrandungsmuschel) 

English:

Dwarf Surfclam 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Mactridae (Family) > Mulinia (Genus) > lateralis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Say, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

Gulf of St. Lawrence, East cost of USA, European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Invasive Species, Puerto Rico, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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 - 134 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.39" (1cm - 1,5cm) 

Temperature:

9,8 °F - 24,7 °F (9,8°C - 24,7°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mulinia bicolor
• Mulinia byronensis
• Mulinia cleryana
• Mulinia edulis
• Mulinia exalbida
• 
  Mulinia lateralis
  Amerikanische Trogmuschel (Zwergbrandungsmuschel)
• Mulinia levicardo
• Mulinia modesta
• Mulinia pallida
• Mulinia pontchartrainensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-08-23 19:46:10 

Last edit:

2019-08-25 16:13:10 

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