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Acteocina culcitella Western Barrel-bubble, Pillow Barrel-bubble

Acteocina culcitella is commonly referred to as Western Barrel-bubble, Pillow Barrel-bubble. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Acteocina-culcitella.html

I found this animal mostly buried in the mud, which is where it plows along just below the surface. After I moved it to photograph it, the animal did not come out of its shell in the time I waited. It was just over 1' (25mm) long.
Courtesy of the author Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA Marlin Harms. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:
16268 
AphiaID:
581396 
Scientific:
Acteocina culcitella 
German:
Westliche Fassblasenschnecke, Kissen Fassblasenschnecke 
English:
Western Barrel-bubble, Pillow Barrel-bubble 
Category:
Headshield slugs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Tornatinidae (Family) > Acteocina (Genus) > culcitella (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Gould, ), 1853 
Occurrence:
Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, 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:
0 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Bays, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
9,3 °F - 18,1 °F (9,3°C - 18,1°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
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) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Acteocina androyensis
  • Acteocina apicina
  • Acteocina apiculata
  • Acteocina atrata
  • Acteocina bermudensis
  • Acteocina bullata
  • Acteocina canaliculata
  • Acteocina candei
  • Acteocina capitata
  • Acteocina carinata
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-21 16:17:26 

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Acteocina culcitella (A. Gould, 1853)

Tornatinidae is a family of very small sea snails, barrel-bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These are headshield slugs, in the superfamily Bulloidea

Synonymised names
Acteocina pedroensis Oldroyd, 1925 † · unaccepted
Bulla (Akera) culcitella A. Gould, 1853 · unaccepted (basionym)
Bulla culcitella A. Gould, 1853 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cylichnella rolleri (Ev. Marcus, 1977) · unaccepted
Tornatina tumida T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Utriculastra (Tornastra) culcitella (A. Gould, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Utriculastra (Tornastra) rolleri Ev. Marcus, 1977 · unaccepted (basionym)

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Acteocina culcitella intermedia Willett, 1928 accepted as Acteocina cerealis (A. Gould, 1853)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 21.02.2024.

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https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Acteocina-culcitella.html

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