Charonia variegata Atlantic triton's trumpet

Charonia variegata is commonly referred to as Atlantic triton's trumpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2121 

AphiaID:

181006 

Scientific:

Charonia variegata 

German:

Atlantisches Tritonshorn 

English:

Atlantic Triton's Trumpet 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Charoniidae (Family) > Charonia (Genus) > variegata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Aruba, Azores, Belize, Bonaire, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Tansania, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, USA, Venezuela, West Africa 

Sea depth:

0,3 - 384 Meter 

Size:

12.99" - 14.76" (33cm - 37.5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Schneckenlaich, Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Crustaceans, Predatory, Sea urchins, Starfishs 

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:

• 
  Charonia lampas
  Knotiges Tritonshorn
• 
  Charonia tritonis
  Tritonshorn
• 
  Charonia variegata
  Atlantisches Tritonshorn

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-01-28 12:41:02 

Last edit:

2023-02-07 18:18:50 

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