Cenchritis muricatus Beaded periwinkle

Cenchritis muricatus is commonly referred to as Beaded periwinkle. Difficulty in the aquarium: facile. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

6062 

AphiaID:

419557 

Scientific:

Cenchritis muricatus 

German:

Gebördelte Strandschnecke oder Perlen-Strandschnecke 

English:

Beaded Periwinkle 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Cenchritis (Genus) > muricatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

Size:

0.51" - 1.18" (1.3cm - 3cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

facile 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cenchritis muricatus
  Gebördelte Strandschnecke oder Perlen-Strandschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-16 09:13:19 

Last edit:

2013-09-16 09:13:19 

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