Maculastrombus mutabilis Variable Stromb, Flower Stromb

Maculastrombus mutabilis is commonly referred to as Variable Stromb, Flower Stromb. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

11435 

AphiaID:

1819191 

Scientific:

Maculastrombus mutabilis 

German:

Veränderliche Flügelschnecke 

English:

Variable Stromb, Flower Stromb 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Maculastrombus (Genus) > mutabilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Swainson, ), 1821 

Occurrence:

Australia, Comores, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Invasive Species, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 1.57" (1,5cm - 4,5cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 

Food:

algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Maculastrombus maculatus
  Flügelschnecke
• 
  Maculastrombus mutabilis
  Veränderliche Flügelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-03-08 19:21:05 

Last edit:

2026-01-14 12:59:03 

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