Thericium protractum Sea snail

Thericium protractum is commonly referred to as Sea snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6495 

AphiaID:

139063 

Scientific:

Thericium protractum 

German:

Nadelschnecke 

English:

Sea Snail 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Cerithiidae (Family) > Thericium (Genus) > protractum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bivona, ), 1838 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 1.34" (3.4 cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Detritus 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

Easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thericium protractum
  Nadelschnecke
• 
  Thericium vulgatum
  Gewöhnliche Nadelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-12-10 19:36:37 

Last edit:

2026-01-14 13:06:22 

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