Siratus alabaster Alabaster Murex, Abyssal Murex

Siratus alabaster is commonly referred to as Alabaster Murex, Abyssal Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Siratus alabaster, Alabaster Murex,140mm,Siquijor Island, Philippines 2021

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lexID:: 16460
AphiaID:: 405260

Scientific:: Siratus alabaster
German:: Alabaster Murex, Alabasterschnecke
English:: Alabaster Murex, Abyssal Murex

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Siratus (Genus) > alabaster (Species)
Initial determination:: (Reeve, ), 1845

Occurrence:: Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 335 - 728 Meter
Habitats:: Marine / Salt Water
Size:: 20,3 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Siratus aguayoi
Siratus alabaster
Alabaster Murex, Alabasterschnecke
Siratus articulatus
Siratus beauii
Siratus bessei
Siratus cailleti
Siratus carolynae
Siratus caudacurtus
Siratus ciboney
Siratus colellai
Siratus coltrorum
Siratus consuela
Siratus cracens
Siratus evelynae
Siratus formosus
Siratus guionneti
Siratus gundlachi
Siratus hennequini
Siratus kugleri
Siratus lamyi
Siratus michelae
Siratus motacilla
Siratus perelegans
Siratus pliciferoides
Siratus pointieri
Siratus senegalensis
Siratus springeri
Siratus tenuivaricosus
Siratus thompsoni
Siratus vokesorum

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-04-29 17:39:34
Last edit:: 2024-04-29 18:01:40

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Siratus alabaster (Reeve, 1845)

Siratus alabaster, commonly known as the Alabaster Murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.

Synonymised names
Murex alabaster Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2024.

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Siratus alabaster, Alabaster Murex,140mm,Siquijor Island, Philippines 2021

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