Smithiella costulata Gastropod

Smithiella costulata is commonly referred to as Gastropod. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Smithiella costulata,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2022

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lexID:: 18113
AphiaID:: 434888

Scientific:: Smithiella costulata
German:: Gehäuseschnecke
English:: Gastropod

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Mangeliidae (Family) > Smithiella (Genus) > costulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Risso, ), 1826

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Algeria, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Italy, Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
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:: 80 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,8cm - 1,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory, 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:

Smithiella costulata
Gehäuseschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-02-01 16:03:47
Last edit:: 2026-02-01 16:13:38

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Smithiella costulata (Risso, 1826)

Synonymised names
Bela (Smithiella) costulata (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bela costulata (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted
Bela costulata scacchii F. Nordsieck, 1972 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Bela ornata (Locard, 1891) · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Mangelia costulata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Mangelia smithii (Forbes, 1840) · unaccepted
Mangelia wareni Piani, 1980 · unaccepted
Pleurotoma costulata (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted (superseded generic combination)
Pleurotoma farrani W. Thompson, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pleurotoma loeviana Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pleurotoma smithii Forbes, 1840 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pleurotoma striolatum (Risso, 1826) sensu Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Raphitoma (Smithiella) costulatum (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Raphitoma exstriolata Cerulli-Irelli, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Raphitoma ornata Locard, 1891 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Raphitoma rissoi Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (unnecessary replacement name for...)
Raphitoma strictum Locard, 1891 · unaccepted
Smithia striolata Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Smithiella loeviana (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Smithiella striolata (Monterosato, 1884) · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Smithiella costulata intermedia Nordsieck, 1977 (uncertain > unassessed)

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