Notocochlis dillwynii Dillwyn's Moon Snail

Notocochlis dillwynii is commonly referred to as Dillwyn's Moon Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17007 

AphiaID:

720578 

Scientific:

Notocochlis dillwynii 

German:

Dillwyns Mondschnecke 

English:

Dillwyn's Moon Snail 

Category:

Моллюски 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Notocochlis (Genus) > dillwynii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Payraudeau, ), 1826 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Ghana, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greece, Madeira, Malta, North Atlantic Ocean, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 28 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Ocean beach, Seashore, Sandy sea floors, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

2,0 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carrion, Clams, 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:

• 
  Notocochlis cernica
  Mondschnecke
• Notocochlis chemnitzii
• 
  Notocochlis dillwynii
  Dillwyns Mondschnecke
• Notocochlis gualtieriana
• Notocochlis guesti
• Notocochlis insularum
• Notocochlis isabelleana
• Notocochlis laurae
• Notocochlis sagittata
• Notocochlis tigrina
• Notocochlis tranquilla
• Notocochlis venustula
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Notocochlis gualteriana
  Komma-Kronen-Mondschnecke, Gualteris Mondschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-11-28 19:29:55 

Last edit:

2025-11-30 11:10:49 

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