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Ministrombus variabilis Variable Conch

Ministrombus variabilis is commonly referred to as Variable Conch. 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 Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Dolomena variabilis 1_2960 050917,Exposed on sand at night, a small stromb, Dolomena variabilis, had emerged from the sand to search for algae to graze. 40mm,Anilao 2017


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lexID:
14576 
AphiaID:
564515 
Scientific:
Ministrombus variabilis 
German:
Veränderliche Fechterschnecke, Veränderliche Flügelschnecke 
English:
Variable Conch 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Ministrombus (Genus) > variabilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Swainson, ), 1820 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Australia, Indonesia, Marquesas Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Sulu Sea  
Sea depth:
1 - 50 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 2.36" (2,5cm - 6,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-05 19:33:26 

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Ministrombus variabilis (Swainson, 1820)

Ministrombus variabilis, commonly known as the Variable Conch, is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. This conch is a algae grazer and deposit feeder.

Synonymised names:
Dodecaceria fewkesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement species...)
Sabella pacifica Fewkes, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination,...)
Serpula octoforis Dall, 1909 † · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Serpula saxistructoris Howell & Mason, 1937 † · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.

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Commonly

Strombus-variabilis-k08-090620, Kwajalein 2009
Strombus-variabilis-jj-0118-062109, Kwajalein 2009
Strombus-variabilis-jj-0106-062109; Kwajalein 2009
Strombus-variabilis-jj-0099-062109; Kwajalein 2009
Dolomena variabilis 2_2951 050917,A close up of Dolomena variabilis revealing its large proboscis and eyestalks.Anilao 2017
Dolomena variabilis 1_2960 050917,Exposed on sand at night, a small stromb, Dolomena variabilis, had emerged from the sand to search for algae to graze. 40mm,Anilao 2017

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