Modiolus modiolus Northern Horsemussel, Common Horsemussel, Horse mussel

Modiolus modiolus is commonly referred to as Northern Horsemussel, Common Horsemussel, Horse mussel . Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6396 

AphiaID:

140467 

Scientific:

Modiolus modiolus 

German:

Pferdemuschel, Große Miesmuschel 

English:

Northern Horsemussel, Common Horsemussel, Horse Mussel  

Category:

Małże 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Modiolus (Genus) > modiolus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the British Isles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

5 - 280 Meter 

Size:

6.3" - 8.66" (16cm - 22cm) 

Temperature:

35.6 °F - 80.6 °F (2°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Modiolus americanus
• Modiolus areolatus
• Modiolus auriculatus
• Modiolus aurum
• 
  Modiolus barbatus
  Pferdemuscheln
• Modiolus capax
• Modiolus carpenteri
• Modiolus carvalhoi
• Modiolus cecillii
• Modiolus cochlear
• Modiolus comptus
• Modiolus eiseni
• Modiolus ficoides
• Modiolus gallicus
• Modiolus gubernaculum
• Modiolus kurilensis
• Modiolus lineus
• Modiolus lulat
• Modiolus margaritaceus
• Modiolus matris
• 
  Modiolus modiolus
  Pferdemuschel, Große Miesmuschel
• Modiolus modulaides
• Modiolus nicklesi
• Modiolus nipponicus
• Modiolus patagonicus
• Modiolus penetectus
• Modiolus peronianus
• Modiolus philippinarum
• Modiolus rectus
• Modiolus rufus
• Modiolus sacculifer
• Modiolus squamosus
• Modiolus traillii
• Modiolus tumescens
• Modiolus verdensis
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-10 13:35:01 

Last edit:

2020-04-01 21:26:13 

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