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Emarginula octaviana Slit limpet, keyhole limpet

Emarginula octaviana is commonly referred to as Slit limpet, keyhole limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Emarginula octaviana © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
6425 
AphiaID:
139962 
Scientific:
Emarginula octaviana 
German:
Ausschnittschnecke, Schlüssellochschnecke 
English:
Slit Limpet, Keyhole Limpet 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Emarginula (Genus) > octaviana (Species) 
Initial determination:
Coen, 1939 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, European Coasts, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.28" - 0.59" (0.7cm - 1.5cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, Predatory 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
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
:
  • Emarginula adamsiana
  • Emarginula adriatica
  • Emarginula agulhasensis
  • Emarginula alba
  • Emarginula amyda
  • Emarginula angusta
  • Emarginula apolonia
  • Emarginula bicancellata
  • Emarginula bonfittoi
  • Emarginula camilla
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-21 16:16:19 

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Emarginula octaviana Coen, 1939

Emarginula octaviana is a sea slug belongs to the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. These limpets have a circular opening at the apical end of the shell, which serves both as an excurrent and anal opening.

The size of the white shell Emarginula octaviana varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. This Slit limpet feeds on algae.

Synonymised names
Emarginula cristata Coen, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)
Emarginula elongata O. G. Costa, 1829 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Emarginula ornata Millet, 1865 † · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.

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