Naria acicularis Atlantic Yellow Cowrie

Naria acicularis is commonly referred to as Atlantic Yellow Cowrie. 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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lexID:

15440 

AphiaID:

1075023 

Scientific:

Naria acicularis 

German:

Atlantische Gelbkauri, Gelbe Kaurischnecke, 

English:

Atlantic Yellow Cowrie 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Naria (Genus) > acicularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bonaire, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela 

Sea depth:

0 - 780 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

3,1 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, omnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Naria irrorata
• 
  Naria ostergaardi
  Ostergaards Kauri

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Naria acicularis
  Atlantische Gelbkauri, Gelbe Kaurischnecke,
• 
  Naria boivinii
  Boivins Kauri
• 
  Naria helvola
  Honig-Kaurischnecke, Honigkauri
• 
  Naria labrolineata
  Saumlippen Kauri
• 
  Naria miliaris
  Militär-Kaurie
• 
  Naria nebrites
  Schneeflocken-Kaurie
• 
  Naria poraria
  Porige Kauri, Porenkauri
• 
  Naria spurca
  Flecken-Kauri, Variable Kauri
• 
  Naria turdus
  Drosselkauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-12-15 19:41:54 

Last edit:

2025-02-01 19:37:06 

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