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Pupa solidula Solid Pupa

Pupa solidula is commonly referred to as Solid Pupa. 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.

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Pupa solidula © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland


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lexID:
6083 
AphiaID:
215317 
Scientific:
Pupa solidula 
German:
Drechselschnecke 
English:
Solid Pupa 
Category:
Headshield slugs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Acteonidae (Family) > Pupa (Genus) > solidula (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Vietnam 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.38" (1,0cm - 3.5cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 77 °F (0°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Worms 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-02-03 13:47:41 

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Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pupa solidula belongs to the family Acteonidae. The housing are oval to spindle-shaped with operculum. Body white , shell white eith large dark brown or black markings. Pupa solidula is a very small shell, that lives in sand and feeds on polychaete worms.

Synonymised names:
Buccinulus huttoni Kirk, 1882
Bulla solidula Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Dactylus punctatus Schumacher, 1817
Pupa (Pupa) solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation
Pupa grisebla Röding, 1798 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Bulla solidula)
Pupa roseomaculata Iredale, 1936
Solidula solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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