Maurea tigris Tiger Topsnail, Tiger Top Shell, Tiger Maurea

Maurea tigris is commonly referred to as Tiger Topsnail, Tiger Top Shell, Tiger Maurea. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Maurea tigris, in a crevice at low tide, Cornwallis, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 881057

Scientific:: Maurea tigris
German:: Tigerschnecke, Tiger Maurea
English:: Tiger Topsnail, Tiger Top Shell, Tiger Maurea

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Maurea (Genus) > tigris (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
Sea depth:: 5 - 180 Meter
Size:: 10,4 cm
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°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:

Maurea alertae
Maurea antipodensis
Maurea aupouriana
Maurea benthicola
Maurea blacki
Maurea chilena
Maurea delli
Maurea eltanini
Maurea eminens
Maurea foveauxana
Maurea gibbsorum
Maurea granti
Maurea jamiesoni
Maurea maui
Maurea megaloprepes
Maurea muriellae
Maurea osbornei
Maurea pellucida
Maurea penniketi
Maurea punctulata
Gepunktete Maurea
Maurea regalis
Maurea selecta
Maurea simulans
Maurea spectabilis
Maurea tigris
Tigerschnecke, Tiger Maurea
Maurea turnerarum
Maurea waikanae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-20 13:06:20
Last edit:: 2022-02-20 13:06:20

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Maurea tigris (Gmelin, 1791)

Maurea tigris is a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.

The Tiger Maurea is endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
Calliostoma tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
Trochus granatum Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Trochus tigris Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
Venustas tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
Venustas tigris chathamensis Dell, 1950 (synonym)

External links

New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2022.

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Maurea tigris, in a crevice at low tide, Cornwallis, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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