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.

Profile

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:

• Rictaxis albus
• Rictaxis painei
• 
  Rictaxis punctocaelatus
  Gepunktete Blasenschnecke, Gestreifte-Faßschnecke
• Rictaxis sanguinea

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-07-02 14:55:11 

Last edit:

2025-09-25 14:31:11 

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