Naticarius cayennensis Cayenne moon snail

Naticarius cayennensis is commonly referred to as Cayenne moon snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Stigmaulax cayennensis © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Naticarius cayennensis
German:: Mondschnecke
English:: Cayenne Moon Snail

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Naticarius (Genus) > cayennensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Récluz, ), 1850

Occurrence:: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Venezuela
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:: 0 - 80 Meter
Size:: 0.98" - 1.38" (2.5cm - 3.5cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carrion, Clams, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Naticarius alapapilionis
Naticarius canrena
Farbenfrohe-Mondschnecke
Naticarius colliei
Naticarius concinnus
Naticarius excellens
Naticarius hebraeus
Hebräische Mondschnecke, Hebräische Nabelschnecke
Naticarius lineozonus
Naticarius manceli
Naticarius onca
China-Mondschnecke
Naticarius orientalis
Orientalische Mondschnecke
Naticarius pumilus
Naticarius stercusmuscarum
Tausendpunkt-Nabelschnecke,Tausendpunkt-Mondschnecke,Fliegendreck-Mondschnecke
Naticarius zonalis

More related species in this lexicon:

Naticarius cayennensis
Mondschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-16 08:34:04
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 14:24:50

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Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850)

Naticids are widely distributed and occur world-wide. The greatest diversity of moon snail is found in tropical water. The foto was taken on the Caribbean.

Moon snails feed on carnivorous without exception. Stigmaulax cayennensis live on and under sand.They hunt other mollusks, but also eat carrion.

Synonyms:
Natica cayennensis Récluz, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Natica hayesae Nowell-Usticke, 1959 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850) · unaccep

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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