Syrinx aruana Australian Trumpet Shell, False Trumpet

Syrinx aruana is commonly referred to as Australian Trumpet Shell, False Trumpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17582 

AphiaID:

1498452 

Scientific:

Syrinx aruana 

German:

Große Rüsselschnecke, Australische Rifftrompete 

English:

Australian Trumpet Shell, False Trumpet 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Turbinellidae (Family) > Syrinx (Genus) > aruana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, 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:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

23.62" - 35.43" (60cm - 90cm) 

Weight:

18 kg 

Temperature:

23,6 °F - 29,3 °F (23,6°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 

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:

• Syrinx aruanus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Syrinx aruana
  Große Rüsselschnecke, Australische Rifftrompete

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-06 20:25:15 

Last edit:

2025-07-06 20:38:29 

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