Terestrombus fragilis Fragile Conch

Terestrombus fragilis is commonly referred to as Fragile Conch. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12705 

AphiaID:

531864 

Scientific:

Terestrombus fragilis 

German:

Flügelschnecke 

English:

Fragile Conch 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Terestrombus (Genus) > fragilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Röding, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Australia, Central Pazific, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

16 - 32 Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 1.97" (2,5cm - 5,3cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Terestrombus fragilis
  Flügelschnecke
• Terestrombus terebellatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-01-15 13:53:30 

Last edit:

2020-01-15 13:55:53 

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