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Pseudomelatoma penicillata Turrid Snail

Pseudomelatoma penicillata is commonly referred to as Turrid Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Pseudomelatoma penicillata,Edge of Mariner's Basin, Mission Bay, San Diego, California,November 25, 2015


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lexID:
15293 
AphiaID:
434770 
Scientific:
Pseudomelatoma penicillata 
German:
Falsche Melatomschnecke 
English:
Turrid Snail 
Category:
Моллюски 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Pseudomelatomidae (Family) > Pseudomelatoma (Genus) > penicillata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carpenter, ), 1865 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3,0cm - 4,7cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Worms 
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
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-10-20 19:42:52 

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Pseudomelatoma penicillata (Carpenter, 1865)

Pseudomelatoma penicillata is a predatory sea snail in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Feeds most likely on polychaete worms.

Synonymised names:
Drillia penicillata Carpenter, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.10.2022.

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