Tenagodus ponderosus Slit Worm-shell, Ponderous Worm Snail

Tenagodus ponderosus is commonly referred to as Slit Worm-shell, Ponderous Worm Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tenagodus ponderosus,Port Hedland, WA 6721, Australia 2024

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lexID:: 17585
AphiaID:: 463673

Scientific:: Tenagodus ponderosus
German:: Spiralwurmschnecke
English:: Slit Worm-shell, Ponderous Worm Snail

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Siliquariidae (Family) > Tenagodus (Genus) > ponderosus (Species)
Initial determination:: Mörch, 1861

Occurrence:: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, 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:: - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Growing on marine sponges, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.18" - 3.54" (3,5cm - 9,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
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:

Tenagodus anguinus
Tenagodus armatus
Tenagodus australis
Tenagodus barbadensis
Tenagodus bernardii
Tenagodus chuni
Tenagodus cumingii
Tenagodus lacteus
Tenagodus maoria
Tenagodus modestus
Tenagodus norai
Tenagodus obtusiformis
Tenagodus obtusus
Tenagodus ponderosus
Spiralwurmschnecke
Tenagodus senegalensis
Tenagodus squamatus
Tenagodus sundaensis
Tenagodus tahitensis
Tenagodus tostus
Tenagodus trochlearis
Tenagodus weldii
Welds Schlittzwurmschnecke
Tenagodus wilmanae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-07-07 19:59:30
Last edit:: 2025-07-07 20:06:52

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Tenagodus ponderosus Mörch, 1861

The Ponderous Worm Shell is a species of marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae.

Synonymised names
Siliquaria ponderosa (Mörch, 1861) · unaccepted

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.07.2025.
Seashells of New South Wales (en). Abgerufen am 07.07.2025.
The Chong Chen Archives (en). Abgerufen am 07.07.2025.

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Tenagodus ponderosus,Finucane WA 6722, Australia 2024

Tenagodus ponderosus,Port Hedland, WA 6721, Australia 2024

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