Demoulia abbreviata Obtuse Demoulia

Demoulia abbreviata is commonly referred to as Obtuse Demoulia. 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:

17304 

AphiaID:

553036 

Scientific:

Demoulia abbreviata 

German:

Stumpfe Demoulia 

English:

Obtuse Demoulia 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Demoulia (Genus) > abbreviata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

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:

1 - 85 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,6cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion 

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:

• 
  Demoulia abbreviata
  Stumpfe Demoulia
• Demoulia obtusata
• Demoulia ventricosa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-14 15:24:49 

Last edit:

2025-03-14 15:24:49 

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