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Siphonaria tasmanica Tasmanian Siphon-shell

Siphonaria tasmanica is commonly referred to as Tasmanian Siphon-shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Simon Grove, Australia

Tasmanian siphon-shell Siphonaria tasmanica, Taroona, Tasmania, June 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
16856 
AphiaID:
740949 
Scientific:
Siphonaria tasmanica 
German:
Tasmanische Siphonschnecke 
English:
Tasmanian Siphon-shell 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Siphonariida (Order) > Siphonariidae (Family) > Siphonaria (Genus) > tasmanica (Species) 
Initial determination:
Tenison Woods, 1877 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,7cm - 2,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
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:
  • Siphonaria acmaeoides
  • Siphonaria acuta
  • Siphonaria aequilirata
  • Siphonaria alba
  • Siphonaria albicante
  • Siphonaria alternata
  • Siphonaria alternicosta
  • Siphonaria asghar
  • Siphonaria atra
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-14 14:06:56 

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Siphonaria tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877

Siphonaria tasmanica isair-breathing sea snail , a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae commonly known as the false limpets. False limpets are algae grazers.

Lives intertidally attached to rocks in sheltered to moderately exposed environments.

Synonymised names
Siphonaria denticulata var. tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Siphonaria zonata Tenison Woods, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Talisiphon tasmanicus (Tenison Woods, 1876) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Talisiphon tasmanicus nereis Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Talisiphon tasmanicus turritus Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.
  2. Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.

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