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Mexacanthina lugubris Lugubrious Thorn Drupe,Gloomy Thorn Drupe, Sad Unicorn, Dark Unicorn

Mexacanthina lugubris is commonly referred to as Lugubrious Thorn Drupe,Gloomy Thorn Drupe, Sad Unicorn, Dark Unicorn. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Unicorn snail, Acanthina lugubris.Torrey Pines State Beach, California.January 26, 2013


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lexID:
13818 
AphiaID:
404505 
Scientific:
Mexacanthina lugubris 
German:
Dunkle Einhorn-Schnecke 
English:
Lugubrious Thorn Drupe,Gloomy Thorn Drupe, Sad Unicorn, Dark Unicorn 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Mexacanthina (Genus) > lugubris (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
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:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Food:
Barnacles, Carnivore, Predatory 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-21 13:38:47 

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Mexacanthina lugubris (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822)

Mexacanthina, common name the unicorn snails, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. These snails live in the intertidal zone.

Mexicanthina lugubris eats barnacles (Chthamalus fissus).

Synonymised names:
Acanthina lugubris (G. B. Sowerby I, 1822) (superseded combination)
Acanthina tyrianthina Berry, 1957 (synonym)
Buccinum armatum Wood, 1828 (synonym)
Monoceros cymatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
Monoceros denticulatum Wood, 1828 (synonym)
Monoceros lugubre G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 (original combination)

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Unicorn snail, Acanthina lugubris.Torrey Pines State Beach, California.January 26, 2013
Unicorn snail, Acanthina lugubris.Torrey Pines State Beach, California.January 26, 2013

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