Norrisia norrisii Norris' Top Snail, Mexican Red Foot Snail, Kelp shell

Norrisia norrisii is commonly referred to as Norris' Top Snail, Mexican Red Foot Snail, Kelp shell . Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5142 

AphiaID:

534181 

Scientific:

Norrisia norrisii 

German:

Glatter Turban, Norris Turbanschnecke, Kelp-Schnecke 

English:

Norris' Top Snail, Mexican Red Foot Snail, Kelp Shell  

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Tegulidae (Family) > Norrisia (Genus) > norrisii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1838 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA 

Size:

1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

~ 68 °F (20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Norrisia maior
• Norrisia malaccensis
• 
  Norrisia norrisii
  Glatter Turban, Norris Turbanschnecke, Kelp-Schnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-03-01 20:06:34 

Last edit:

2013-03-01 20:06:34 

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