Williamia gussoni Gusson's Williamia

Williamia gussoni is commonly referred to as Gusson's Williamia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17581 

AphiaID:

141471 

Scientific:

Williamia gussoni 

German:

Gussons Falsche Napfschnecke 

English:

Gusson's Williamia 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Siphonariida (Order) > Siphonariidae (Family) > Williamia (Genus) > gussoni (Species) 

Initial determination:

(O. G. Costa, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Algeria, Azores, European Coasts, France, Greece, Italy, Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

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:

1 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,2cm - 0,7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 

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:

• Williamia eximia
• 
  Williamia gussoni
  Gussons Falsche Napfschnecke
• Williamia krebsii
• Williamia magellanica
• Williamia peltoides
• Williamia radiata
• Williamia subspiralis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-06 14:15:56 

Last edit:

2025-07-06 14:33:41 

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