Testudovolva ericae Erica's Egg Cowry

Testudovolva ericae is commonly referred to as Erica's Egg Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14175 

AphiaID:

536028 

Scientific:

Testudovolva ericae 

German:

Ericas-Eischnecke 

English:

Erica's Egg Cowry 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Testudovolva (Genus) > ericae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(T. Cossignani & Calo, ), 2002 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, East Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Queensland (Australia) 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 

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:

• 
  Testudovolva ericae
  Ericas-Eischnecke
• Testudovolva intricata
• Testudovolva orientis

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Testudovolva nipponensis
  Eischnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-10-12 19:53:47 

Last edit:

2025-07-26 16:54:33 

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