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Protoelongata loyaltyensis Rribbed Miter

Protoelongata loyaltyensis is commonly referred to as Rribbed Miter. 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

Protoelongata loyaltyensis, 13.65mm, Kwajalein 2015


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lexID:
14677 
AphiaID:
957091 
Scientific:
Protoelongata loyaltyensis 
German:
Falsche Mitra 
English:
Rribbed Miter 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Costellariidae (Family) > Protoelongata (Genus) > loyaltyensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hervier, ), 1897 
Occurrence:
Marschall Islands 
Sea depth:
13 - 20 Meter 
Size:
1,3 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, Predatory, Worms, Zoobenthos 
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) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-04-05 17:30:32 

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Protoelongata loyaltyensis (Hervier, 1897)

The false Mitre shell Protoelongata loyaltyensis is found primarily on pinnacle and seaward reefs under rocks or in small caves at night at depths of about 13 to 20m.

Feeds on small invertebrates, worms and molluscs.

Synonymised names:
Mitra (Pusia) loyaltyensis Hervier, 1897 · unaccepted (basionym)
Vexillum (Protoelongata) loyaltyense (Hervier, 1897) · unaccepted
Vexillum (Pusia) loyaltyense (Hervier, 1897) · unaccepted
Vexillum loyaltyense (Hervier, 1897) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 05.04.2022.

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Protoelongata loyaltyensis, 13.65mm, Kwajalein 2015
Protoelongata loyaltyensis, 13.65mm, Kwajalein 2015

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