Reticutriton pfeifferianus Pfeiffer's Hairy Triton

Reticutriton pfeifferianus is commonly referred to as Pfeiffer's Hairy Triton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17495 

AphiaID:

476566 

Scientific:

Reticutriton pfeifferianus 

German:

Pfeiffer's Haarige Triton 

English:

Pfeiffer's Hairy Triton 

Category:

Snäckor med skal 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cymatiidae (Family) > Reticutriton (Genus) > pfeifferianus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Bali, Brazil, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Java, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Thailand, Tulamben, 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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 3.54" (2,9cm - 9,7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Reticutriton pfeifferianus
  Pfeiffer's Haarige Triton

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-06-07 20:20:01 

Last edit:

2025-06-07 20:29:23 

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