Cerithium echinatum Spinose cerith

Cerithium echinatum is commonly referred to as Spinose cerith. Difficulty in the aquarium: Bardzo łatwy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Cerithium echinatum
German:: Nadelschnecke
English:: Spinose Cerith

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Cerithiidae (Family) > Cerithium (Genus) > echinatum (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamarck, 1822

Occurrence:: Australia, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
Size:: 2.56" - 3.15" (6.5cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Bardzo łatwy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

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Cerithium africanum
Cerithium albolineatum
Cerithium alucastrum
Cerithium amirantium
Cerithium atratum
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Cerithium atromarginatum
Schwarzlippen-Nadelschnecke
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Cerithium bayeri
Cerithium boeticum
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Cerithium caeruleum
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Cerithium citrinum
Cerithium claviforme
Cerithium columna
Cerithium coralium
Cerithium crassilabrum
Cerithium dialeucum
Cerithium eburneum
Cerithium echinatum
Nadelschnecke
Cerithium egenum
Nadelschnecke
Cerithium flemischi
Cerithium gemmatum
Cerithium gloriosum
Cerithium guinaicum
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Cerithium ivani
Cerithium kreukelorum
Cerithium leptocharactum
Cerithium lindae
Cerithium litteratum
Veränderliche Nadelschnecke
Cerithium lividulum
Cerithium lutosum
Cerithium mangrovum
Cerithium matukense
Cerithium menkei
Cerithium muscarum
Cerithium nesioticum
Cerithium nodulosum
Große Höckrige Nadelschnecke, Riesenknotenschnecke
Cerithium ophioderma
Cerithium pacificum
Cerithium protractum
Nadelschnecke
Cerithium punctatum
Gepunktete Nadelschnecke
Cerithium renovatum
Cerithium rostratum
Cerithium salebrosum
Cerithium scabridum
Nadelschnecke
Cerithium scobiniforme
Cerithium stigmosum
Cerithium subscalatum
Cerithium vulgatum
Gewöhnliche Nadelschnecke
Cerithium zebrum
Zebra-Nadelschnecke
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-02 11:35:23
Last edit:: 2013-03-02 11:35:23

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Cerithium echinatum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Cerithium echinatum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Cerithium echinatum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.