Cookia sulcata Cook's Turban, Cook's Turban Shell

Cookia sulcata is commonly referred to as Cook's Turban, Cook's Turban 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.

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lexID:

17407 

AphiaID:

413403 

Scientific:

Cookia sulcata 

German:

Cooks Turbanschnecke, Cooks Turban 

English:

Cook's Turban, Cook's Turban Shell 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Cookia (Genus) > sulcata (Species) 

Initial determination:

([Lightfoot], ), 1786 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 3.54" (5cm - 9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Deposit feeder 

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) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Cookia novator
• 
  Cookia sulcata
  Cooks Turbanschnecke, Cooks Turban

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-05-01 19:38:32 

Last edit:

2025-05-01 19:39:53 

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