Lithopoma tectum West Indian starsnail

Lithopoma tectum is commonly referred to as West Indian starsnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Bardzo łatwy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6041 

AphiaID:

419499 

Scientific:

Lithopoma tectum 

German:

Turbanschnecke 

English:

West Indian Starsnail 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Lithopoma (Genus) > tectum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lightfoot, ), 1786 

Occurrence:

Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Size:

0.71" - 2.48" (1.8cm - 6.3cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Bardzo łatwy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lithopoma americanum
• Lithopoma brevispina
• Lithopoma caelatum
• 
  Lithopoma phoebium
  Sternschnecke
• 
  Lithopoma tectum
  Turbanschnecke
• Lithopoma tuber

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-11 19:39:35 

Last edit:

2013-09-11 19:39:35 

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