Pismo Clam
EntdeckenInvertebrate
Pismo Clam
tivela stultorum
Pismo clams are fun little creatures that live in the sand at the beach! They can dig deep into the sand and are often found in groups.
Lebensraum: Pismo clams live in sandy beaches along the Pacific coast.
Aussehen
The Pismo Clam has a thick, smooth, triangular shell, typically creamy white to light brown. Its surface often shows faint radiating dark lines, distinguishing it from thinner, rounder clams.
ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseBivalviaOrdnungVeneridaFamilieVeneridaeGattungTivela
Kategorie
InvertebrateSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Interessante Fakten
Each ring on a Pismo clam's shell shows its age, just like tree rings do!
Indigenous peoples once collected Pismo clams by the thousands for food.
Laws were made in the 1900s to protect Pismo clams from over-collection.
They are named after Pismo Beach, California, where they were once extremely abundant!
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Sand Sprinter
Pismo Clam can rapidly burrow into wet sand using its strong muscular foot, which helps them hide from predators and rough waves.
Fähigkeit
Water Cleaner
Pismo Clam has two siphons that filter tiny food particles from the water, helping them eat and keep the ocean clear.
Fähigkeit
Armored Home
Pismo Clam has an incredibly thick, hard shell that provides excellent protection from crushing predators and strong currents.
Maße und Details
- Average Length
- 12 cm
- Max Length
- 18 cm
- Average Weight
- 250 g
- Max Lifespan
- 35 Jahre
Ernährung und Fütterung
Pismo Clams are ocean vacuum cleaners, sucking in water to filter out tiny bits of food!
Hauptnahrung
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
- marine detritus
Nahrungssuche
- Filter Feeding
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
eaten by
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Crack open their shells for a tasty meal.
eaten by
Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata
Crushes clam shells with its blunt teeth.
eaten by
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
Pulls open shells with its powerful arms.
Merkmale
Filtrierer
Filtrierer nehmen Nährstoffe auf, indem sie schwebende Nahrungspartikel und kleine Organismen aus dem Wasser filtern.
Graben
Grabende Tiere heben Tunnel und Kammern im Erdboden aus und nutzen diese unterirdischen Strukturen als Unterschlupf, zur Jagd oder zur Fortpflanzung.
Meer
Marine Lebensräume umfassen alle Salzwasserumgebungen der Ozeane der Erde und beherbergen eine immense Vielfalt an Wasserlebewesen.
Auch bekannt als
cooked clamsand clam
Sammlungen
Sicherheit
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Be careful when digging in the sand to avoid harming the clams!
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Was ist der/die/das average Length von Pismo Clam?
12 cm
Was ist der/die/das max Length von Pismo Clam?
18 cm
Was ist der/die/das average Weight von Pismo Clam?
250 g
Was ist der/die/das max Lifespan von Pismo Clam?
35 Jahre
Was frisst Pismo Clam?
Pismo Clams are ocean vacuum cleaners, sucking in water to filter out tiny bits of food!
Wo findet man Pismo Clam normalerweise?
Pismo clams live in sandy beaches along the Pacific coast.
Wie jagt Pismo Clam?
Filter Feeding
Snap-Karte
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
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Neueste Snaps
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.
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