Eclogavena quadrimaculata Four-spotted Cowry, Four-spot Cowrie

Eclogavena quadrimaculata is commonly referred to as Four-spotted Cowry, Four-spot 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:

17085 

AphiaID:

530904 

Scientific:

Eclogavena quadrimaculata 

German:

Vierpunkt-Kauri 

English:

Four-spotted Cowry, Four-spot Cowrie 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Eclogavena (Genus) > quadrimaculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J. E. Gray, ), 1824 

Occurrence:

Ambon, Arafura Sea, Australia, China, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Northwest Pacific, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,4cm - 3,6cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, 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:

• Eclogavena coxeni
• Eclogavena dani
• Eclogavena dayritiana
• Eclogavena luchuana
• 
  Eclogavena quadrimaculata
  Vierpunkt-Kauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-25 16:40:05 

Last edit:

2024-12-25 16:42:01 

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