100 observations
Didacna trigonoides
Didacna trigonoides
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Mollusca ›Class: Bivalvia ›Order: Cardiida ›Family: Cardiidae ›Genus: Didacna
About
Didacna trigonoides is a brackish-water cockle, a bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae. It has a whitish or cream oval-triangular shell, up to 40–65 mm in length, with tan or reddish brown flattened ribs. The species is endemic to the Caspian Sea. It is a sedentary filter feeder that lives at depths from 3 to 60 m and feeds on suspended algae and mollusc larvae.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Didacna trigonoides is Didacna trigonoides.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the class Bivalvia.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the order Cardiida.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the family Cardiidae.
- Didacna trigonoides belongs to the genus Didacna.