Cystiscus alternans Gastropod

Cystiscus alternans is commonly referred to as Gastropod. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Tracey I Howley, Australia

Cystiscus alternans,Sandy Beach 2026

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lexID:: 18570
AphiaID:: 1509462

Scientific:: Cystiscus alternans
German:: Alternierende Reisschnecke
English:: Gastropod

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Cystiscidae (Family) > Cystiscus (Genus) > alternans (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pritchard & Gatliff, ), 1899

Occurrence:: Australia, Tasmania (Australia)
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:: 1 - 45 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,2cm)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, 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:

Cystiscus angasi
Cystiscus aphanacme
Cystiscus aurantius
Cystiscus beqae
Cystiscus boucheti
Cystiscus bougei
Cystiscus bucca
Cystiscus caeruleus
Cystiscus camelopardalis
Cystiscus carinifer
Cystiscus connectans
Cystiscus cooverti
Cystiscus cratericula
Cystiscus cymbalum
Cystiscus cystiscus
Cystiscus deeae
Cystiscus deltoides
Cystiscus flindersi
Cystiscus freycineti
Cystiscus garretti
Garretts Reisschnecke
Cystiscus goubini
Cystiscus halli
Cystiscus havannensis
Cystiscus incertus
Cystiscus indiscretus
Cystiscus iota
Cystiscus jucundus
Cystiscus mainardii
Cystiscus maloloensis
Cystiscus manceli
Cystiscus marshalli
Cystiscus maskelynensis
Cystiscus matoensis
Cystiscus melwardi
Cystiscus microgonia
Cystiscus minor
Cystiscus minusculus
Cystiscus minutissimus
Winzige Cystiscus, Orange Marginella
Cystiscus montrouzieri
Cystiscus mosaica
Cystiscus nebulosa
Cystiscus obesulus
Reisschnecke
Cystiscus pardus
Cystiscus peelae
Cystiscus politus
Cystiscus problematicus
Cystiscus pseudoaurantius
Cystiscus pseustes
Cystiscus punctatus
Cystiscus pusillus
Cystiscus sandwicensis
Cystiscus subauriculatus
Cystiscus thouinensis
Cystiscus tomlinianus
Cystiscus triangularis
Cystiscus tricinctus
Cystiscus truncatus
Cystiscus vavauensis
Cystiscus viaderi
Cystiscus vidae
Cystiscus viridis
Cystiscus vitiensis
Cystiscus wakefieldi
Cystiscus yasawaensis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-08-25 14:19:47
Last edit:: 2026-08-25 14:29:35

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Cystiscus alternans (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899)

Cystiscus is a genus of minute sea snails. The shell of this genus is 1.5 to 10 mm in length, ovoid, stout, with a small, low spire. The head is deeply divided in two. There are two short cephalic tentacles and two small anterior lobes. The eyes are a short distance behinde the tentacles.

Synonymised names
Marginella alternans Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)
Marginella multiplicata Tate & May, 1900 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

seashellsofnsw. (en). Abgerufen am 25.08.2026.

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