Lithopoma tectum West Indian starsnail

Lithopoma tectum is commonly referred to as West Indian starsnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: très facile. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6041 

AphiaID:

419499 

Scientific:

Lithopoma tectum 

German:

Westindische Sternschnecke, Westindische Turbanschnecke 

English:

West Indian Starsnail 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Lithopoma (Genus) > tectum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lightfoot, ), 1786 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Belize, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Venezuela 

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 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.71" - 2.48" (1.8cm - 6.3cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

très facile 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lithopoma americanum
• Lithopoma brevispina
• Lithopoma caelatum
• 
  Lithopoma phoebium
  Sternschnecke
• 
  Lithopoma tectum
  Westindische Sternschnecke, Westindische Turbanschnecke
• Lithopoma tuber

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-11 19:39:35 

Last edit:

2026-02-19 18:08:55 

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