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Acanthinucella spirata Angular Unicorn , Angled unicorn

Acanthinucella spirata is commonly referred to as Angular Unicorn , Angled unicorn. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Acanthinucella spirata.31 mm E. side Mariner's Basin,Mission Bay, San Diego, California, USA 2016


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lexID:
14033 
AphiaID:
404477 
Scientific:
Acanthinucella spirata 
German:
Kantiges-Einhorn, Abgewinkeltes-Einhorn 
English:
Angular Unicorn , Angled Unicorn 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Acanthinucella (Genus) > spirata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Blainville, ), 1832 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), Pacific Ocean, USA 
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:
- 3 Meter 
Size:
2,8 cm 
Food:
Barnacles, Carnivore, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-08-06 16:39:45 

Info

Acanthinucella spirata (Blainville, 1832)

Acanthinucella spirata is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Synonymised names:
Acanthina spirata (Blainville, 1832)
Monoceros unicarinatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 (junior synonym)
Purpura brevidens Conrad, 1837 (synonym)
Purpura engonata Conrad, 1837 (synonym)
Purpura lapilloides var. aurantia Dall, 1908 (synonym)
Purpura spirata Blainville, 1832 (original combination)

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 04.08.2021.
  2. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 04.08.2021.
  3. seanet.stanfort.edu (en). Abgerufen am 06.08.2022.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 04.08.2021.

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Acanthinucella spirata.31 mm E. side Mariner's Basin,Mission Bay, San Diego, California, USA 2016
Acanthinucella spirata.Pillar Point.2019
Acanthinucella (Acanthina) spirata, Angular Unicorn.Found on rocks at the edge of the bay,Windy Cove,Morro Bay, California 2017

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