Indothais lacera Carinate Rock Snail, Carinate Rock Shell

Indothais lacera is commonly referred to as Carinate Rock Snail, Carinate Rock Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18418 

AphiaID:

714477 

Scientific:

Indothais lacera 

German:

Gekielte Felsschnecke 

English:

Carinate Rock Snail, Carinate Rock Shell 

Category:

Моллюски 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Indothais (Genus) > lacera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Born, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

Egypt, European Coasts, India, Indonesia, Invasive Species, Israel, Melanesia, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, South-Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, 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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

1.18" - 1.97" (3,0cm - 5,7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• Indothais blanfordi
• Indothais dubia
• Indothais gradata
• Indothais javanica
• 
  Indothais lacera
  Gekielte Felsschnecke
• Indothais malayensis
• Indothais pinangensis
• Indothais rufotincta
• Indothais sacellum
• Indothais scalaris
• Indothais wutingi
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-06-20 12:38:29 

Last edit:

2026-06-20 12:50:33 

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