Orphanopusia patriarchalis Patriarchal Mitre

Orphanopusia patriarchalis is commonly referred to as Patriarchal Mitre. 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:

17917 

AphiaID:

957167 

Scientific:

Orphanopusia patriarchalis 

German:

Patriarchen Mitra 

English:

Patriarchal Mitre 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Costellariidae (Family) > Orphanopusia (Genus) > patriarchalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, the Seychelles 

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:

1 - 45 Meter 

Habitats:

Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Pinnacles, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Under rocks 

Size:

2,0 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Orphanopusia patriarchalis
  Patriarchen Mitra

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-11-26 13:56:57 

Last edit:

2025-11-26 14:09:09 

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