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Pellasimnia improcera Spindle Cowry

Pellasimnia improcera is commonly referred to as Spindle Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Ovulid shell - Pellasimnia improcera 25mm, Ovulid shell that lives and feeds on finely branching white gorgonian,Bali 2015


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lexID:
5407 
AphiaID:
431149 
Scientific:
Pellasimnia improcera 
German:
Sindelkaurie 
English:
Spindle Cowry 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Pellasimnia (Genus) > improcera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Azuma & C. N. Cate, ), 1971 
Occurrence:
Australia, Corea, Japan, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
up to 1.38" (3.5 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist, Predatory 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-05-06 17:56:02 

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Pellasimnia improcera, (Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Often found on soft corals of the family Nephtheidae or Dendronephthya, but also on sea fans and whip corals.

Synonymised names:
Dissona hasta C. N. Cate & Azuma in C. N. Cate, 1973
Phenacovolva improcera (Azuma & C. N. Cate, 1971)

External links

  1. Starfish Teresa Zubi (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ovulid shell - Pellasimnia improcera 25mm, Ovulid shell that lives and feeds on finely branching white gorgonian,Bali 2015

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