Colubraria nitidula Shiny Dwarf Triton

Colubraria nitidula is commonly referred to as Shiny Dwarf Triton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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Scientific:: Colubraria nitidula
German:: Glänzender Zwerg Triton
English:: Shiny Dwarf Triton

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Colubrariidae (Family) > Colubraria (Genus) > nitidula (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1833

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Marquesas Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, South-Africa
Sea depth:: 5 - 100 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2,0cm - 6,6cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Parasitic, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Colubraria albometulaformis
Colubraria brinkae
Colubraria buitendijki
Colubraria canariensis
Colubraria ceylonensis
Colubraria cumingi
Cumings Zwergtriton
Colubraria eugenei
Colubraria gilberti
Colubraria harryleei
Colubraria kathiewayana
Colubraria latericium
Colubraria maculosa
Colubraria margarethae
Colubraria mulveyana
Colubraria muricata
Gepunktete Zwergtriton
Colubraria myuna
Colubraria nitidula
Glänzender Zwerg Triton
Colubraria obscura
Zwergtritonshorn
Colubraria pulchrafuscata
Colubraria reticosa
Colubraria rolli
Colubraria sowerbyi
Colubraria springsteeni
Colubraria suduirauti
Colubraria tchangsii
Colubraria tenera
Zwerg Triton
Colubraria testacea
Colubraria tortuosa
Verdrehter Zwerg Triton
Colubraria tumida

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-05-16 13:14:04
Last edit:: 2021-05-16 13:19:03

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Colubraria nitidula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.

Like most other species Colubraria nitidula parasitizes sleeping fish, usually parrotfish.

Synonymised names:
Triton nitidulus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (original combination)

External links

gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2021.
underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2021.

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