Prodotia iostoma Lavender Whelk

Prodotia iostoma is commonly referred to as Lavender Whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Prodotia iostoma

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AphiaID:: 217066

Scientific:: Prodotia iostoma
German:: Lavendel-Schnecke
English:: Lavender Whelk

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Pisaniidae (Family) > Prodotia (Genus) > iostoma (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1833

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Somalia, South-Africa, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 1 - 72 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 1.18" (1,3cm - 3,6cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
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:

Prodotia castanea
Prodotia iostoma
Lavendel-Schnecke
Prodotia lannumi
Prodotia naevosa
Prodotia shepstonensis
Prodotia townsendi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-03-14 13:01:02
Last edit:: 2020-03-14 13:01:02

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Prodotia iostoma (Gray, 1833)

Common under rocks at any depth. Colour and sculpture variable.

Very similar to Prodotia lannumi, with the most visible difference the purplish background colour.

Synonymised names:
Buccinum marmoratum Reeve, 1846 (non Link, 1807)
Cantharus iostoma (Gray, 1834)
Cantharus iostomus [sic] (misspelling)
Fusus (Pisania) desmoulinsi Montrouzier, 1864
Fusus desmoulinsi Montrouzier, 1864
Phos billeheusti Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
Pisania billeheusti (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
Pollia marmorata (Reeve, 1846) (synonym)
Prodotia iostomus [sic]
Triton iostoma Gray, 1833 (original combination)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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