Thylacodes arenarius Giant Wormsnail

Thylacodes arenarius is commonly referred to as Giant Wormsnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Wurmschnecke Thylacodes (Serpulorbis) arenarius,aufgenommen in Kaş (Türkei), 09_2009_(c) BioTaucher (Manfred)

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AphiaID:: 709464

Scientific:: Thylacodes arenarius
German:: Riesenwurmschnecke
English:: Giant Wormsnail

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Vermetidae (Family) > Thylacodes (Genus) > arenarius (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Central America (Western Atlantic), European Coasts, Greece, Italy, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Cape Verde Archipelago
Sea depth:: 0 - 50 Meter
Size:: 2.36" - 7.87" (6cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Mucous net fishing lure, Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Thylacodes adamsii
Schuppenwurmschnecke
Thylacodes aotearoicus
Wurmschnecke
Thylacodes arenarius
Riesenwurmschnecke
Thylacodes aureus
Thylacodes capensis
Thylacodes colubrinus
Thylacodes constrictor
Thylacodes daidai
Thylacodes decussatus
‘Das rötliche gestreifte Seewurmgehäuse’, Wurmschnecke
Thylacodes dentiferus
Thylacodes eruciformis
Thylacodes grandis
Große Korallenwurmschnecke
Thylacodes hadfieldi
Thylacodes inopertus
Thylacodes lamarckii
Thylacodes longifilis
Thylacodes margaritaceus
Thylacodes masier
Thylacodes medusae
Thylacodes megalostomus
Thylacodes natalensis
Thylacodes nodosorugosus
Thylacodes novaehollandiae
Thylacodes oryzatus
Thylacodes peronii
Thylacodes riisei
Thylacodes roussaei
Thylacodes sipho
Thylacodes squamigerus
Schuppige Wurmschnecke
Thylacodes squamolineatus
Thylacodes sutilis
Thylacodes trimeresurus
Thylacodes variabilis
Thylacodes varidus
Thylacodes xenophorus
Thylacodes yokojima
Thylacodes zelandicus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-31 19:45:22
Last edit:: 2024-10-28 15:36:11

Info

Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thylacodes is a genus of sea snails, in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species in this genus have no operculum.
They are usually cemented with a calcareous tube onto a hard surface.

Shells of Thylacodes arenarius is irregular, the inner surface smooth and shiny. The visible part of the body is red with cream markings.Thylacodes feeds on microorganism.

Synonymised names:
Lemintina selecta (Monterosato, 1878)
Lemintina selecta var. arborea Monterosato, 1884
Serpula arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination. Not Polychaeta, transferred to Vermetidae Mollusca)
Serpulorbis arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serpulorbis polyphragma Sasso, 1827
Serpulus arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serpulus arenarius var. gracilior Mörch, 1859 (infrasubspecific)
Thylacodus polyphragma (Sasso, 1827)
Thylacodus polyphragma var. aletes Mörch, 1862 (synonym)
Vermetus arenarius (Linnnaeus, 1758)
Vermetus arenarius var. minor Sacco, 1896 (junior primary homonym)
Vermetus dentifer Lamarck, 1818 (synonym)
Vermetus gigas Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
Vermetus gigas f. conglobatus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus gigas f. destitutus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus gigas var. angulatus Monterosato, 1880 (junior primary homonym)
Vermetus gigas var. conglobata Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus gigas var. destituta Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus gigas var. minor Pallary, 1912 (junior primary homonym, permanently invalid)
Vermetus gigas var. rufa Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus gigas var. typica Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus horridus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus horridus f. asperrimus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus horridus var. asperrima Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus horridus var. minor Pallary, 1938 (junior primary homonym)
Vermetus polyphragma (Sasso, 1827)
Vermetus polyphragma f. anguinus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus polyphragma f. major Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus polyphragma f. tortuosus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus polyphragma var. anguina Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus polyphragma var. major Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus polyphragma var. tortuosa Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus scopulosus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus scopulosus f. discoideus Monterosato, 1892 (junior primary homonym)
Vermetus selectus Monterosato, 1878
Vermetus selectus f. ramosus Monterosato, 1892
Vermetus selectus var. arborea Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus selectus var. ramosa Monterosato, 1892 (synonym)
Vermetus verrucosus Monterosato, 1892
Vermicularia lineolata Gravenhorst, 1831 (subjective synonym)

External links

gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2020.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2020.

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Wurmschnecke Thylacodes (Serpulorbis) arenarius,aufgenommen in Kaş (Türkei), 09_2009_(c) BioTaucher (Manfred)

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