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Maurea punctulata Punctate Maurea, Spotted Tiger Shell, Spotted Top Shell, Beaded Top Shell

Maurea punctulata is commonly referred to as Punctate Maurea, Spotted Tiger Shell, Spotted Top Shell, Beaded Top Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Maurea punctulata.Alive in a crevice between rocks at Port Waikato.2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
13075 
AphiaID:
881011 
Scientific:
Maurea punctulata 
German:
Gepunktete Maurea 
English:
Punctate Maurea, Spotted Tiger Shell, Spotted Top Shell, Beaded Top Shell 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Maurea (Genus) > punctulata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Martyn, ), 1784 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
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 - 100 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.97" (1,5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Hydrozoa polyps, 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:
  • Maurea alertae
  • Maurea antipodensis
  • Maurea aupouriana
  • Maurea benthicola
  • Maurea blacki
  • Maurea chilena
  • Maurea delli
  • Maurea eltanini
  • Maurea eminens
  • Maurea foveauxana
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-06-05 19:22:57 

Info

Maurea punctulata (Martyn, 1784)

Maurea punctulata have a medium sized shell with conical shape and convex rounded whorls. The shell is light brown in colour with numerous closely spaced spiral reddish brown ribs with rounded cream coloured beads on them.

Can be found on rock surfaces on moderately to highly exposed rocky coasts.Smaller animals are more commonly found under boulder and other shelter. Most common at 5-25m.

This species feeds on hydroids and octocorals.

Synonymised names:
Calliostoma (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
Calliostoma (Mauriella) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
Calliostoma (Mauriella) punctulatum stewartianum W. R. B. Oliver, 1926 (synonym)
Calliostoma (Mauriella) wanganuicum W. R. B. Oliver, 1926 (synonym)
Calliostoma punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
Calliostoma punctulatum urbanior (Finlay, 1926)
Maurea (Mucrinops) punctulata (Martyn, 1784)
Trochus diaphanus Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Trochus punctulatus Martyn, 1784 (basionym)
Turbo grandineus Valenciennes, 1846 (synonym)
Turbo pulcherrimus Noodt, 1819 (synonym)
Turbo pulcherrimus Röding, 1798 (nomen nudum)
Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata (Martyn, 1784)
Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata urbanior Finlay, 1926
Venustas punctulata (Martyn, 1784)
Venustas punctulata urbanior Finlay, 1926 (original combination)

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Foto: Cornwallis Beach, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, Neuseeland
Foto: Cornwallis Beach, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, Neuseeland
Maurea punctulata.Alive in a crevice between rocks at Port Waikato.2020
Maurea punctulata.Alive in a crevice between rocks at Port Waikato.2020

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