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Siphonaria diemenensis Striped False Limpet, Van Diemen's Siphon Shell

Siphonaria diemenensis is commonly referred to as Striped False Limpet, Van Diemen's Siphon Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Siphonaria diemenensis cluster on rocks.Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.July 9, 2018


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lexID:
11442 
AphiaID:
597660 
Scientific:
Siphonaria diemenensis 
German:
Van Diemen's Siphonschnecke 
English:
Striped False Limpet, Van Diemen's Siphon Shell 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Siphonariida (Order) > Siphonariidae (Family) > Siphonaria (Genus) > diemenensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Madagascar, South-Africa, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,3cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Siphonaria acmaeoides
  • Siphonaria acuta
  • Siphonaria aequilirata
  • Siphonaria alba
  • Siphonaria albicante
  • Siphonaria alternata
  • Siphonaria alternicosta
  • Siphonaria asghar
  • Siphonaria atra
  • Siphonaria australis
    Australische Siphonschnecke
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-12 20:50:44 

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Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Siphonaria diemenensis isair-breathing sea snail , a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae commonly known as the false limpets. False limpets are algae grazers.

Lives intertidally attached to rocks in sheltered to moderately exposed environments. Endemic to southeastern Australia .This species is widespread and abundant tin Tasmanian waters.

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Spawn

Siphonaria diemenensis cluster on rocks.Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.July 9, 2018

Commonly

Van Diemen's Land siphone-shell Siphonaria diemenensis, Taroona, Tasmania, June 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove
Siphonaria diemenensis, Striped False Limpet ,Australia 2013, WGS84 -30.057920, 153.203157

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