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Taron dubius Snail

Taron dubius is commonly referred to as Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Taron dubius, Waipu,On a Tethya burtoni growing subtidal rock wall in an overhang, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14877 
AphiaID:
489172 
Scientific:
Taron dubius 
German:
Gehäuseschnecke 
English:
Snail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Fasciolariidae (Family) > Taron (Genus) > dubius (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hutton, ), 1878 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
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:
14 - 21 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,4cm - 2,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, 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:
2022-06-08 20:08:32 

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Taron dubius (Hutton, 1878)

Taron is a genus of marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Taron dubius is endemic to NewZealand. The living animal is bright red in colour. This species can be found on low tide on or under rocks to over 20 m.

Synonymised names:
Latirus huttoni Suter, 1908 · unaccepted (Unnecessary replacement name for...)
Trophon dubius Hutton, 1878 · unaccepted

External links

  1. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 08.06.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.06.2022.

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Commonly

Foto: Otarawao Bay, Mahurangi Harbour, Neuseeland
Taron dubius,Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Taron dubius 2019
Taron dubius.In a rock pool at Horseshoe Bay, Matapouri.2020
Taron dubius Cornwallis Peninsula 2019
Taron dubius, Waipu,On a Tethya burtoni growing subtidal rock wall in an overhang, New Zealand 2022

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