Limneria prolongata Elongate Lamellaria, Smooth Velvet Snail

Limneria prolongata is commonly referred to as Elongate Lamellaria, Smooth Velvet Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

15856 

AphiaID:

557157 

Scientific:

Limneria prolongata 

German:

Längliche Lamellaria, Glatte Samtschnecke 

English:

Elongate Lamellaria, Smooth Velvet Snail 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Velutinidae (Family) > Limneria (Genus) > prolongata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(P. P. Carpenter, ), 1864 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Maine, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), USA, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 920 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

2,2 cm 

Temperature:

8,6 °F - 20,6 °F (8,6°C - 20,6°C) 

Food:

Predatory, Sea squirts 

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:

• Limneria insculpta
• 
  Limneria prolongata
  Längliche Lamellaria, Glatte Samtschnecke
• 
  Limneria undata
  Gewellte Samtschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-08-04 14:03:13 

Last edit:

2024-07-10 12:28:49 

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