Aplus scacchianus Gray Goblet, Similar Buccinum

Aplus scacchianus is commonly referred to as Gray Goblet, Similar Buccinum. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18321 

AphiaID:

888429 

Scientific:

Aplus scacchianus 

German:

Grauer Kelch, Scacchi Aplus 

English:

Gray Goblet, Similar Buccinum 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Pisaniidae (Family) > Aplus (Genus) > scacchianus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(R. A. Philippi, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Gambia, Tunesien, Egypt, European Coasts, Italy, Malta, Mauritania, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Sardinia, Senegal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

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:

1 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2,1cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Invertebrates, 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:

• Aplus assimilis
• Aplus campisii
• Aplus dorbignyi
• Aplus gaillardoti
• Aplus nodulosus
• Aplus scaber
• 
  Aplus scacchianus
  Grauer Kelch, Scacchi Aplus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-05 16:22:58 

Last edit:

2026-05-05 16:38:16 

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