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Notocochlis gualteriana Comma Cecklace Shell, Gualteri's moon snail

Notocochlis gualteriana is commonly referred to as Comma Cecklace Shell, Gualteri's moon snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Notocochlis gualtieriana


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lexID:
13919 
AphiaID:
370551 
Scientific:
Notocochlis gualteriana 
German:
Komma-Kronen-Mondschnecke, Gualteris Mondschnecke 
English:
Comma Cecklace Shell, Gualteri's Moon Snail 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Notocochlis (Genus) > gualteriana (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Récluz, ), 1844 
Occurrence:
Aldabra Group, Australia, China, East Africa, European Coasts, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, North Atlantic Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
0 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,1cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
22,9 °F - 29,3 °F (22,9°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carrion, Clams, Predatory, Snails 
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:
2025-07-06 16:41:26 

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Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)

Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of minute to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.

The moon snail Notocochlis gualteriana is commonly known as the comma cecklace shell.

Synonymised names:
Cochlis migratoria Powell, 1927
Cochlis vafer Finlay, 1930
Natica (Natica) gualtieriana Récluz, 1844
Natica (Notocochlis) gualtieriana Récluz, 1844
Natica (Notocochlis) migratoria (Powell, 1927)
Natica (Polinices) burnupi E. A. Smith, 1903
Natica antoni Philippi, 1851
Natica avellana Philippi, 1852
Natica balteata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914
Natica burnupi E. A. Smith, 1903
Natica gualteriana Récluz, 1844 (original combination)
Natica gualtieriana Récluz, 1844 (unjustified emendation or incorrect subsequent spelling)
Natica gualtieriana f. burnupi E. A. Smith, 1903
Natica nemo Bartsch, 1915
Natica tessellata Philippi, 1849
Natica venustula Philippi, 1851 (original combination)
Notocochlis antoni (Philippi, 1851)
Notocochlis migratoria (Powell, 1927)
Notocochlis venustula (Philippi, 1851)
Polinices parvulus Bozzetti, 2010
Tectonatica venustula (Philippi, 1851)

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 06.07.2025.

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Spawn

Notocochlis gualtieriana, Northland, New Zealand 2021
Notocochlis gualtieriana eggs,Eggs just below low tide in the Waipu Estuary,2020

Commonly

Notocochlis gualteriana,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Notocochlis gualteriana,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Moon Snail - Notocochlis venustula.2020
Notocochlis gualtieriana
Notocochlis gualtieriana
Notocochlis gualtieriana

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