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Austrocochlea porcata Zebra Winkle, Zebra Top Shell, Striped Top-shell

Austrocochlea porcata is commonly referred to as Zebra Winkle, Zebra Top Shell, Striped Top-shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Simon Grove, Australia

Austrocochlea porcata, Burns Bay, St Helens Head, Tasmania, January 2021_CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
11636 
AphiaID:
546941 
Scientific:
Austrocochlea porcata 
German:
Zebra Kreiselschnecke, Gestreifte Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Zebra Winkle, Zebra Top Shell, Striped Top-shell 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Austrocochlea (Genus) > porcata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Adams, ), 1853 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia 
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 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Bays, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1,8cm - 4,3cm) 
Temperature:
18,5 °F - 22,7 °F (18,5°C - 22,7°C) 
Food:
algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
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:
2024-11-01 15:54:56 

Info

Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853)

The dark stripes on the body-whorl tend to be continuous, narrower than the paler interstices, and at an oblique angle.However, some forms are difficult to distinguish from Austrocochlea.

Austrocochlea porcata lives intertidally amongst rocks and seaweed, especially on moderately exposed shores.

This species is an algae grazer.

Synonyms:
Labio porcata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)
Trochus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Reef Species of the World (en). Abgerufen am 01.11.2024.

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Austrocochlea porcata, Burns Bay, St Helens Head, Tasmania, January 2021_CC BY Simon Grove

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