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Austrocochlea constricta Southern Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Ribbon Monodonta, Ribbed Topshell, Constricted Monodont

Austrocochlea constricta is commonly referred to as Southern Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Ribbon Monodonta, Ribbed Topshell, Constricted Monodont. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Simon Grove, Australia

Ribbed topshell Austrocochlea constricta, Taroona, Tasmania, June 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
11423 
AphiaID:
546938 
Scientific:
Austrocochlea constricta 
German:
Gerippte Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Southern Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Ribbon Monodonta, Ribbed Topshell, Constricted Monodont 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Austrocochlea (Genus) > constricta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 
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:
0 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,5cm - 3,2cm) 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 64.4 °F (16°C - 18°C) 
Food:
algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-04 10:04:23 

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Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)

The thick, solid shell is imperforate, lusterless ashen or whitish in colour, marked with black zigzag lines and stripes, or with spiral articulated zones, or with spiral stripes of black, or reddish-brown stripes, sometimes it is nearly unicolored.

Austrocochlea constricta is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. This species is an algae grazer.

Synonyme:
Austrocochlea obtusa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Austrocochlea torri Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
Monodonta constricta Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)
Monodonta zebra Menke, 1829
Trochus obtusus Dillwyn, 1817

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ribbed topshell Austrocochlea constricta, Taroona, Tasmania, June 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove

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