Myurella affinis Similar auger shell

Myurella affinis is commonly referred to as Similar auger shell. 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:: 16146
AphiaID:: 438734

Scientific:: Myurella affinis
German:: Schraubenschnecke, Bohrschnecke
English:: Similar Auger Shell

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Terebridae (Family) > Myurella (Genus) > affinis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Bora Bora, Brunei Darussalam, Ceram Sea , Christmas Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Tahiti, the Society Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 37 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Port facilities, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils
Size:: 5,7 cm
Weight:: 4 g
Temperature:: 76.82 °F - 84.74 °F (24.9°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Myurella acuminata
Myurella affinis
Schraubenschnecke, Bohrschnecke
Myurella cinctella
Myurella columellaris
Myurella exiguoides
Myurella flavofasciata
Myurella hiscocki
Myurella joserosadoi
Myurella julacea
Myurella kilburni
Myurella lineaperlata
Myurella monicae
Myurella nathaliae
Myurella nebulosa
Neblige-Schraubenschnecke
Myurella ningaloensis
Myurella orientalis
Myurella parkinsoni
Myurella paucistriata
Myurella rosacea
Myurella sibirica
Myurella solangeae
Myurella tenerrima
Myurella undulata
Myurella wellsilviae

More related species in this lexicon:

Myurella pygmaea
Zwerg-Schraubenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-01-01 22:34:32
Last edit:: 2024-01-19 17:33:50

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Myurella affinis is a predatory marine snail species from the family Terebridae, the drilling snails.
This very small to medium-sized, elongated cone-shaped snail is a boring predator.
It is not only very widespread, proven to have been introduced with the bilge water of ships, but is also found in very large numbers on various bottom structures.

Myurella affinis has a small poison dart with which it stuns its prey, the marine worms, and then sucks them dry.

Synonyms::
Decorihastula affinis (Gray, 1834)
Terebra affinis Gray, 1834
Terebra flava Gray, 1834
Terebra peasii Deshayes, 1859
Terebra puncticulata Deshayes, 1859
Terebra striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

External links

Homepage Kroki & Yuko Stender (multi). Abgerufen am 01.01.2024.
Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson Kwajalein Underwater (en). Abgerufen am 01.01.2024.
Macroevolution of venom apparatus innovations in auger snails (Gastropoda; Conoidea; Terebridae) (en). Abgerufen am 01.01.2024.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 01.01.2024.

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