Bembicium nanum Striped-Mouth Conniwink, Striped Conniwink

Bembicium nanum is commonly referred to as Striped-Mouth Conniwink, Striped Conniwink. 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:

12783 

AphiaID:

445492 

Scientific:

Bembicium nanum 

German:

Gestreifte Bembicium 

English:

Striped-Mouth Conniwink, Striped Conniwink 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Bembicium (Genus) > nanum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western 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:

0 - 1 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

2,2 cm 

Temperature:

12,5 °F - 19,8 °F (12,5°C - 19,8°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, Lichen  

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:

• Bembicium auratum
• Bembicium flavescens
• Bembicium melanostoma
• 
  Bembicium nanum
  Gestreifte Bembicium
• Bembicium vittatum

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-02-15 13:42:23 

Last edit:

2024-10-04 10:10:00 

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