Conuber conicum Conical Moon Snail

Conuber conicum is commonly referred to as Conical Moon Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16873 

AphiaID:

585289 

Scientific:

Conuber conicum 

German:

Konische Mondschnecke 

English:

Conical Moon Snail 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Conuber (Genus) > conicum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Ocean beach, Seashore, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4,0cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, 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:

• 
  Conuber conicum
  Konische Mondschnecke
• Conuber incei
• Conuber melastoma
• Conuber sordidum

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-18 13:31:43 

Last edit:

2024-10-18 13:34:12 

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