Lampasopsis thomae St.Thomas Frog Shell

Lampasopsis thomae is commonly referred to as St.Thomas Frog Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18622 

AphiaID:

1472329 

Scientific:

Lampasopsis thomae 

German:

St.Thomas Froschschnecke 

English:

St.Thomas Frog Shell 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Bursidae (Family) > Lampasopsis (Genus) > thomae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. d'Orbigny, ), 1853 

Occurrence:

Belize, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Cuba, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman 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:

10 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.57" (1,8cm - 4,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins, Starfishs, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lampasopsis thomae
  St.Thomas Froschschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-17 12:29:53 

Last edit:

2026-09-17 12:41:10 

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