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Rictaxis punctocaelatus Spotted Rictaxis, Barrel Shell, Carpenter's Baby Bubble,bubble Snail, Striped Barrel Snail

Rictaxis punctocaelatus is commonly referred to as Spotted Rictaxis, Barrel Shell, Carpenter's Baby Bubble,bubble Snail, Striped Barrel Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Rictaxis punctocaelatus,Orange County, California 2021


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lexID:
9803 
AphiaID:
581391 
Scientific:
Rictaxis punctocaelatus 
German:
Gepunktete Blasenschnecke, Gestreifte-Faßschnecke 
English:
Spotted Rictaxis, Barrel Shell, Carpenter's Baby Bubble,bubble Snail, Striped Barrel Snail 
Category:
Headshield slugs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Acteonidae (Family) > Rictaxis (Genus) > punctocaelatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carpenter, ), 1864 
Occurrence:
Alaska , California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), New Caledonia, USA 
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:
0 - 305 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.47" - 0.79" (1.2cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
7,7 °F - 23,5 °F (7,7°C - 23,5°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2025-09-25 14:31:11 

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Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864)

This small bubble snail can be found in shallow waters,gliding just under the surface of the sediment. Prey polychaete worms.

Synonym:
Tornatella punctocaelata

External links

  1. medslugs - Foto Laich (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 22.02.2024.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2023.
  4. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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