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Ruditapes philippinarum Japanese littleneck clam

Ruditapes philippinarum is commonly referred to as Japanese littleneck clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: střední. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6720 
AphiaID:
231750 
Scientific:
Ruditapes philippinarum 
German:
Japanische Teppichmuschel, Manila Muschel, Manila-Teppichmuschel sari-Muschel 
English:
Japanese Littleneck Clam 
Category:
Mlži 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Ruditapes (Genus) > philippinarum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Adams & Reeve, ), 1850 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Russland, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Corea, cosmopolitan species, East cost of USA, European Coasts, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Introduced species, Invasive Species, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Java, Kuril Islands, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, North-West-Atlantic, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the British Isles, Turkey, USA 
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 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Aquaculture 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
42.8 °F - 95 °F (6°C - 35°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
střední 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-08-02 11:35:51 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Ruditapes philippinarum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Ruditapes philippinarum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Ruditapes philippinarum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

(Adams & Reeve, 1850)

External links

  1. Completing the journey in the global north: the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) (Bivalvia: Veneridae) arrives in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (en). Abgerufen am 02.08.2026.
  2. DAISIE (Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe) (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. Ruditapes philippinarum (en). Abgerufen am 24.06.2022.
  7. Ruditapes philippinarum: The $7 billion mollusc (en). Abgerufen am 02.08.2026.
  8. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  9. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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