Microtralia insularis Sea Snail

Microtralia insularis is commonly referred to as Sea Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16799 

AphiaID:

580838 

Scientific:

Microtralia insularis 

German:

Küstenschnecke 

English:

Sea Snail 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Ellobiida (Order) > Ellobiidae (Family) > Microtralia (Genus) > insularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. W. B. Powell, ), 1933 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,4 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

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:

• Microtralia acteocinoides
• Microtralia alba
• Microtralia ambigua
• Microtralia hyalina
• 
  Microtralia insularis
  Küstenschnecke
• Microtralia lucida
• Microtralia minuscula
• Microtralia occidentalis
• Microtralia ovulum

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-09-28 16:16:25 

Last edit:

2024-09-28 16:27:26 

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