Philinopsis pusa Headshield Slug

Philinopsis pusa is commonly referred to as Headshield Slug. 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:: 15585
AphiaID:: 533288

Scientific:: Philinopsis pusa
German:: Kopfschildschnecke
English:: Headshield Slug

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Philinopsis (Genus) > pusa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, ), 1966

Occurrence:: Canada Western Atlantic, Florida, The Bahamas, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 8 Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: 0" - 1.57" (0,7cm - 4,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Turbellaria ("Planaria")
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)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Philinopsis aeci
Philinopsis aliciae
Philinopsis anneae
Philinopsis bagaensis
Philinopsis batabanoensis
Philinopsis buntot
Buntot-Kopfschildschnecke, Schwanz-Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis capensis
Philinopsis coronata
Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga
Rippenquallen fressende Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis depicta
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis dubia
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis gardineri
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis minor
Philinopsis miqueli
Philinopsis orientalis
Philinopsis petra
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Philinopsis pusa
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis quinza
Philinopsis reticulata
Philinopsis speciosa
Blau-Rand Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis taronga
Philinopsis troubridgensis
Philinopsis virgo

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-02-21 18:16:17
Last edit:: 2025-09-10 20:19:53

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Philinopsis pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966)

Philiopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized sea slugs.

Philinopsis pusa is a Headshield slug with color broad variation. Lighter individuals are camouflaged on white sand environment in which the animals are typically found. Darker individuals appear conspicuously different from their background.

Synonymised names:
Aglaja pusa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966 · unaccepted (original combination)

Philinopsis pusa Headshield Slug

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