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Angaria exasperata Freakish Delphinula

Angaria exasperata is commonly referred to as Freakish Delphinula. 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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Angaria nodosa 40,65mm, Marshall Islands


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lexID:
12907 
AphiaID:
413485 
Scientific:
Angaria exasperata 
German:
Knotige Delphinschnecke 
English:
Freakish Delphinula 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Angariidae (Family) > Angaria (Genus) > exasperata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dillwyn, ), 1817 
Occurrence:
Japan, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 20 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3,0cm - 5,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
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:
  • Angaria aculeata
  • Angaria carmencita
  • Angaria delphinus
    Delfinschnecke
  • Angaria formosa
  • Angaria fratrummonsecourorum
  • Angaria javanica
  • Angaria lilianae
  • Angaria melanacantha
  • Angaria monsecourorum
  • Angaria nasui
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-02 09:40:00 

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Angaria exasperata, Reeve, 1842

Found in intertidal to 20 m, on rocks. Their irregular shape and generally heavy encrustations make the shells difficult to see.

This species is an algae grazer.

Synonymised names:
Angaria nodosa (Reeve, 1842)
Delphinula nodosa Reeve, 1842 (original combination)
Turbo exasperatus Dillwyn, 1817
Turbo nodulosus Gmelin, 1791

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Angaria nodosa 40,65mm, Marshall Islands
Angaria nodosa 40,65mm, Marshall Islands
Angaria nodosa 40,65mm, Marshall Islands
Angaria nodosa 40,65mm, Marshall Islands

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