Aglaja ocelligera Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja

Aglaja ocelligera is commonly referred to as Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10025 

AphiaID:

581409 

Scientific:

Aglaja ocelligera 

German:

Gefleckte Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Aglaja (Genus) > ocelligera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bergh, ), 1894 

Occurrence:

Alaska , Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, 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:

16 - 218 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.57" (2cm - 4cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 50 °F (8°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 

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:

• Aglaja berrieri
• Aglaja minuta
• 
  Aglaja ocelligera
  Gefleckte Kopfschildschnecke
• Aglaja regiscorona
• 
  Aglaja tricolorata
  Dreifarb-Kopfschildschnecke
• Aglaja unsa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-10-17 20:14:07 

Last edit:

2025-09-03 16:33:54 

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