Limacia ornata Ornate Limacia

Limacia ornata is commonly referred to as Ornate Limacia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17874 

AphiaID:

531207 

Scientific:

Limacia ornata 

German:

Verzierte Limacia 

English:

Ornate Limacia 

Category:

Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Limacia (Genus) > ornata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Baba, ), 1937 

Occurrence:

Australia, Japan 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 6 Meter 

Habitats:

Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0,6 cm 

Temperature:

59 °F - 66.2 °F (15°C - 19°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 

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:

• Limacia annulata
• Limacia blumei
• 
  Limacia clavigera
  Keulen Limacia
• 
  Limacia cockerelli
  Cockerells Limacia
• Limacia iberica
• Limacia janssi
• 
  Limacia lucida
  Orange Keulen Riff-Limacia
• Limacia oblonga
• 
  Limacia ornata
  Verzierte Limacia
• Limacia scandens

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Limacia inesae
  Ines Limacia
• 
  Limacia jellyi
  Neosternschnecke
• 
  Limacia mcdonaldi
  McDonalds Limacia

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-11-12 19:31:36 

Last edit:

2025-11-12 19:39:06 

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