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Agathistoma fasciatum Silky Tegula, Smooth Atlantic Tegula

Agathistoma fasciatum is commonly referred to as Silky Tegula, Smooth Atlantic Tegula. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Agathistoma fasciatum,9HMM+576, Vixville Dr, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)


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lexID:
18148 
AphiaID:
1557229 
Scientific:
Agathistoma fasciatum 
German:
Seidige Turbanschnecke 
English:
Silky Tegula, Smooth Atlantic Tegula 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Tegulidae (Family) > Agathistoma (Genus) > fasciatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Born, ), 1778 
Occurrence:
Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA 
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 - 90 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,6cm - 2,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Debris (Feed remains) 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-13 12:49:49 

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Agathistoma fasciatum (Born, 1778)

The Smooth Atlantic Tegula is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

Synonymised names
Adeorbis picta Tenison Woods, 1877 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chlorostoma fasciata (Born, 1778) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trochus fasciatus Born, 1778 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2026.

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