Chamelea gallina Striped Venus Clam

Chamelea gallina is commonly referred to as Striped Venus Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5742 

AphiaID:

141907 

Scientific:

Chamelea gallina 

German:

Gemeine Venusmuschel, Strahlige Venusmuschel, Gestreifte Venusmuschel 

English:

Striped Venus Clam 

Category:

Muslinger 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Chamelea (Genus) > gallina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

5 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chamelea gallina
  Gemeine Venusmuschel, Strahlige Venusmuschel, Gestreifte Venusmuschel
• Chamelea striatula

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-14 22:50:51 

Last edit:

2026-04-24 14:04:36 

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