Orienthella cooperi Cooper's Nudibranch

Orienthella cooperi is commonly referred to as Cooper's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10518 

AphiaID:

1044758 

Scientific:

Orienthella cooperi 

German:

Coopers Orienthella 

English:

Cooper's Nudibranch 

Category:

Limaces de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Coryphellidae (Family) > Orienthella (Genus) > cooperi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Cockerell, 1901 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), 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:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

39.2 °F - 50 °F (4°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Orienthella cooperi
  Coopers Orienthella
• 
  Orienthella fogata
  Fadenschnecke
• 
  Orienthella piunca
  Piunca Fadenschnecke
• 
  Orienthella trilineata
  Dreilinien Orienthella
• 
  Orienthella verta
  Fadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-03-08 14:15:17 

Last edit:

2025-12-11 14:42:05 

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