Acanthina monodon Magellanic Unicorn, Monodon Thorn Drupe, Unicorn, One-toothed Thais

Acanthina monodon is commonly referred to as Magellanic Unicorn, Monodon Thorn Drupe, Unicorn, One-toothed Thais. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16475 

AphiaID:

377982 

Scientific:

Acanthina monodon 

German:

Einhornschnecke 

English:

Magellanic Unicorn, Monodon Thorn Drupe, Unicorn, One-toothed Thais 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Acanthina (Genus) > monodon (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1774 

Occurrence:

Argentina, Chile, South Atlantic, South-Pazific, Strait of Magellan, the Falkland Islands 

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 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Banks 

Size:

4,9 cm 

Temperature:

6,9 °F - 7,5 °F (6,9°C - 7,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

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:

• 
  Acanthina monodon
  Einhornschnecke
• Acanthina unicornis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-05-09 19:20:22 

Last edit:

2024-05-09 19:20:22 

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