Cuspivolva platysia Black-spotted Egg Cowry, Platypus Cowrie

Cuspivolva platysia is commonly referred to as Black-spotted Egg Cowry, Platypus Cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Cuspivolva platysia, Kwajalein

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AphiaID:: 430763

Scientific:: Cuspivolva platysia
German:: Platypus Eischnecke, Schwarzpunkt Eischnecke
English:: Black-spotted Egg Cowry, Platypus Cowrie

Category:: Ślimaki

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

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Queensland (Australia)
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:: Meter
Habitats:: On living corals, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0.79" (0,8cm - 2cm)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous
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:: 2025-06-01 20:26:13
Last edit:: 2025-06-01 20:36:55

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Cuspivolva platysia (C. N. Cate, 1973)

Cuspivolva platysia is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Hosted on Guaiagorgia sp.

Synonymised names
Ovula formosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1848 sensu Verco, 1935 · unaccepted
Primovula (Primovula) platysia C. N. Cate, 1973 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2025.
reeflifesurvey.com (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2025.

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