Philinopsis gigliolii Headshield slug

Philinopsis gigliolii is commonly referred to as Headshield slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Christopher Hurwood, Australien

Philinopsis taronga, 2017

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lexID:: 11247
AphiaID:: 531562

Scientific:: Philinopsis gigliolii
German:: Kopfschildschnecke
English:: Headshield Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Philinopsis (Genus) > gigliolii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Tapparone Canefri, ), 1874

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Indonesia, Kenya, New Zealand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 3 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Predatory, Snails, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Philinopsis aeci
Philinopsis aliciae
Philinopsis anneae
Philinopsis bagaensis
Philinopsis batabanoensis
Philinopsis buntot
Buntot-Kopfschildschnecke, Schwanz-Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis capensis
Philinopsis coronata
Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga
Rippenquallen fressende Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis depicta
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis dubia
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis gardineri
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis minor
Philinopsis miqueli
Philinopsis orientalis
Philinopsis petra
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Philinopsis pusa
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis quinza
Philinopsis reticulata
Philinopsis speciosa
Blau-Rand Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis taronga
Philinopsis troubridgensis
Philinopsis virgo

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-11-28 20:03:20
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 14:50:38

Info

Philinopsis taronga

Philinopsis taronga belongs to the family Aglajidae.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.

This sea slug is a predator,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs. The body is brown or blackish with scattered translucent whitish spots. There is considerable variation in colour pattern

Synonyme:
Aglaia gigliolii Tapparone Canefri, 1874 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Aglaia taronga J. K. Allan, 1933 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Aglaja taronga J. K. Allan, 1933 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Chelidonura aureopunctata Rudman, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doridium depictum var. minor S. Tchang, 1934 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doridium gigliolii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Philinopsis taronga (J. K. Allan, 1933) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Philinopsis taronga,First time seeing one on the West Coast. In sand and mud at low tide at Cornwallis Beach, Manukau Harbour, 2020

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