Steromphala divaricata Divaricate gibbula

Steromphala divaricata is commonly referred to as Divaricate gibbula. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6414 

AphiaID:

576618 

Scientific:

Steromphala divaricata 

German:

Gespreizte Buckelschnecke 

English:

Divaricate Gibbula 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Steromphala (Genus) > divaricata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.67" - 0.98" (1.7cm - 2.5cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Steromphala cineraria
  Graue Kreiselschnecke, Friesenkopf
• 
  Steromphala divaricata
  Gespreizte Buckelschnecke
• 
  Steromphala umbilicalis
  Flache Kreiselschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-13 20:39:50 

Last edit:

2022-09-23 13:34:19 

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