Cuspivolva bellica Egg Cowrie

Cuspivolva bellica wird umgangssprachlich als Eischnecke bezeichnet.

Rickard Zerpe, Schweden

Cuspivolva bellica, 2014

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lexID:: 7327
AphiaID:: 430731

Scientific:: Cuspivolva bellica
German:: Eischnecke
English:: Egg Cowrie

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Cuspivolva (Genus) > bellica (Species)
Initial determination:: (C. N. Cate, ), 1973

Occurrence:: Indo Pacific
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.2" - 0.63" (0.5cm - 1.6cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, 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:

Cuspivolva allynsmithi
Cuspivolva bellica
Eischnecke
Cuspivolva celzardi
Cuspivolva cuspis
Cuspivolva draperi
Drapers Eischnecke
Cuspivolva formosa
Cuspivolva habui
Eischnecke
Cuspivolva helenae
Cuspivolva mucronata
Cuspivolva ostheimerae
Cuspivolva paulwatsoni
Cuspivolva platysia
Platypus Eischnecke, Schwarzpunkt Eischnecke
Cuspivolva queenslandica
Cuspivolva singaporica
Cuspivolva singularis
Cuspivolva tigris
Tiger-Eischnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-07-06 19:58:11
Last edit:: 2025-05-31 16:20:16

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Cuspivolva bellica (Cate, 1973)
(formerly classified as Primovula bellica )

Cuspivolva bellica is as sea snail in the family Ovulidae. The ovulids also known as cowry allies or false cowries.Ovulidae lives on colonial organisms such as soft corals,sea fans, sea whips,gorgonians and sea pens(its their pray).

Synonymised names
Primovula bellica C. N. Cate, 1973 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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