Pusia zebrina False Miter

Pusia zebrina is commonly referred to as False Miter. 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:

17110 

AphiaID:

1396112 

Scientific:

Pusia zebrina 

German:

Zebra Schnecke 

English:

False Miter 

Category:

Snäckor med skal 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Costellariidae (Family) > Pusia (Genus) > zebrina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. d'Orbigny, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, Madeira, the Canary Islands 

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 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,4cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

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:

• Pusia voncoseli

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pusia ebenus
  Falsche Mitraschnecke
• 
  Pusia tricolor
  Falsche Mitraschnecke
• 
  Pusia zebrina
  Zebra Schnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-02 20:39:30 

Last edit:

2025-01-02 20:58:09 

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