Phasianella solida Solid Pheasant, Variegated Pheasant

Phasianella solida is commonly referred to as Solid Pheasant, Variegated Pheasant. 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:

14640 

AphiaID:

208625 

Scientific:

Phasianella solida 

German:

Bunte Fasanenschnecke 

English:

Solid Pheasant, Variegated Pheasant 

Category:

Snäckor med skal 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Phasianellidae (Family) > Phasianella (Genus) > solida (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Born, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Australia, Bali, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Java, Kenya, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, New Caledonia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Tansania 

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:

- 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 1.18" (0,8cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

23,6 °F - 28,9 °F (23,6°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Phasianella australis
  Australische Fasanenschnecke
• 
  Phasianella solida
  Bunte Fasanenschnecke
• Phasianella ventricosa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-03-24 12:55:45 

Last edit:

2026-01-09 20:37:52 

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