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Mammilla melanostoma Blackmouth Moon Snail, Black Mouthed Moon Snail

Mammilla melanostoma is commonly referred to as Blackmouth Moon Snail, Black Mouthed Moon Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Mammilla melanostoma, 36,3mm, Kwajalein


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lexID:
16761 
AphiaID:
569972 
Scientific:
Mammilla melanostoma 
German:
Schwarzmund Mondschnecke, Schwarzmündige Mondschnecke 
English:
Blackmouth Moon Snail, Black Mouthed Moon Snail 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Mammilla (Genus) > melanostoma (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 
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:
0 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4,5cm - 5,5cm) 
Temperature:
24,2 °F - 29,3 °F (24,2°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Snails 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-04 14:22:15 

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Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)

Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of minute to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape. Moon snails live on sandy substrates.Moon snail shells are attractive and relatively large, and often popular in jewellery and ornamentation. .

Synonymised names
Mamilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Natica melanochila R. A. Philippi, 1852 · unaccepted
Natica melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Natica opaca Récluz, 1851 · unaccepted
Natica succineoides Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted
Nerita melanostoma Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polinices (Mammilla) melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Polinices opaca [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851) · unaccepted
Polynices opacus (Récluz, 1851) · unaccepted

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 16.09.2024.

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Mammilla melanostoma, 36,3mm, Kwajalein
Mammilla melanostoma, 36,3mm, Kwajalein
Mammilla melanostoma, 36,3mm, Kwajalein
Mammilla melanostoma, 36,3mm, Kwajalein

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