Engina lineata Lined Dove Shell

Engina lineata is commonly referred to as Lined Dove Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: très facile. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Engina lineata

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Scientific:: Engina lineata
German:: Linien-Täubchenschnecke
English:: Lined Dove Shell

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Pisaniidae (Family) > Engina (Genus) > lineata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Reeve, ), 1846

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 1 - 3 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,7cm - 1,2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carrion, Detritus, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: très facile
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Engina albocincta
Engina alveolata
Engina androyensis
Engina annae
Engina armillata
Engina astricta
Engina australis
Engina bonasia
Engina chinoi
Engina cinis
Engina concinna
Engina corinnae
Engina cronuchorda
Engina cumingiana
Engina curtisiana
Engina demani
Engina egregia
Engina epidromidea
Engina farinosa
Engina fasciata
Engina frausseni
Engina fuscolineata
Engina fusiformis
Engina goncalvesi
Engina ignicula
Engina itzamnai
Engina lauta
Engina layardi
Engina lignea
Engina lineata
Linien-Täubchenschnecke
Engina livida
Engina macleani
Engina magnifica
Engina mandarinoides
Engina mantensis
Engina maura
Engina mendicaria
Hummelschnecke
Engina menkeana
Engina mirabilis
Engina mundula
Engina muznoides
Engina natalensis
Engina notabilis
Engina obliquecostata
Engina ovata
Engina permixta
Engina phasinola
Engina polychloros
Engina pulchra
Engina pyrostoma
Engina resta
Engina ryalli
Engina siderea
Engina solida
Engina spica
Engina strongi
Engina tabogaensis
Engina trifasciata
Engina tuberculosa
Engina turbinella
Engina williamsae
Engina zea
Engina zepa

More related species in this lexicon:

Engina zonalis
Gebänderte Engina

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-11-17 12:48:59
Last edit:: 2021-09-04 13:17:45

Info

Engina lineata (Reeve, 1846)

Engina lineata is carnivore,live on rocky shores and sand beds. Foot, sipho and shell are with black and white strips; shell with some black spots.

Synonymised names:
Ricinula lineata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Species list of marine molluscs on Silhouette island (en). Abgerufen am 04.09.2021.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Engina lineata 1.Lined Little Dove Shell (Engina lineata) in an intertidal pool at Diggers Camp on the north coast of NSW Australia.2013.WGS84 -29.815938, 153.294041

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