Palmadusta lutea Yellow Cowrie

Palmadusta lutea is commonly referred to as Yellow Cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

14148 

AphiaID:

579206 

Scientific:

Palmadusta lutea 

German:

Gelbe Kauri 

English:

Yellow Cowrie 

Category:

Snäckor med skal 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Palmadusta (Genus) > lutea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Cebu ((Philippines), Central Pazific, China, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Raja Amat, South-Pazific, Sulawesi, Sulu Sea , Western Australia 

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:

1 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish) 

Size:

0" - 0.79" (0,9cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Invertebrates, omnivore 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Palmadusta androyensis
• Palmadusta artuffeli
• 
  Palmadusta asellus
  Asellus Kauri
• 
  Palmadusta clandestina
  Versteckte Kauri
• 
  Palmadusta contaminata
  Kontaminierte Kauri, Flecken Kauri
• Palmadusta diluculum
• 
  Palmadusta humphreyii
  Humphreys Kauri
• Palmadusta johnsonorum
• Palmadusta lentiginosa
• 
  Palmadusta lutea
  Gelbe Kauri
• Palmadusta saulae
• 
  Palmadusta ziczac
  Zickzack Kauri
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-10-01 19:31:38 

Last edit:

2026-07-23 09:58:32 

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