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Cerithidea decollata Truncated Mangrove Snail

Cerithidea decollata is commonly referred to as Truncated Mangrove Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Truncated Mangrove Snail (Cerithidea decollata),Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022


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lexID:
14592 
AphiaID:
215142 
Scientific:
Cerithidea decollata 
German:
Abgeschnittene-Mangrovenschnecke 
English:
Truncated Mangrove Snail 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Potamididae (Family) > Cerithidea (Genus) > decollata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South-Africa, Tansania 
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:
Mangrove Zones 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Sea weed 
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:
  • Cerithidea andamanensis
  • Cerithidea anticipata
  • Cerithidea balteata
  • Cerithidea charbonnieri
  • Cerithidea decollata
    Abgeschnittene-Mangrovenschnecke
  • Cerithidea dohrni
  • Cerithidea houbricki
  • Cerithidea moerchii
  • Cerithidea obtusa
  • Cerithidea quoyii
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-11 16:48:37 

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Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Cerithidea decollata, common known as the Truncated Mangrove Snail lives on Mangrove Forests. The thick, strong, elongate shells have 5 whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Shell colour is grey brown. Habitat: on the trunks of mangrove trees.

Its feed on small organic particles (detritus) and seagrasses that are brought in with the tide.

Synonymised names:
Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Potamides decollatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2022.

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Truncated Mangrove Snail (Cerithidea decollata),Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022

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