Umbilia capricornica Capricorn Cowry

Umbilia capricornica is commonly referred to as Capricorn Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16908 

AphiaID:

567272 

Scientific:

Umbilia capricornica 

German:

Capricorn Kauri 

English:

Capricorn Cowry 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Umbilia (Genus) > capricornica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lorenz, 1989 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (Australia) 

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:

- 215 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), No reliable information available, 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:

• 
  Umbilia armeniaca
  Armenische Kauri, Apricot Kauri
• 
  Umbilia capricornica
  Capricorn Kauri
• 
  Umbilia hesitata
  Wunder Kauri
• 
  Umbilia oriettae
  Oriettas Kauri
• Umbilia petilirostris

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-27 19:20:30 

Last edit:

2024-10-27 19:26:32 

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