Pupa solidula Solid Pupa

Pupa solidula is commonly referred to as Solid Pupa. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pupa solidula
German:: Drechselschnecke
English:: Solid Pupa

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Acteonidae (Family) > Pupa (Genus) > solidula (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Vietnam
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 1.38" (1,0cm - 3.5cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 77 °F (0°C - 25°C)
Food:: Worms
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pupa affinis
Pupa alveola
Pupa coccinata
Pupa niecaensis
Pupa nitidula
Pupa pascuana
Pupa pudica
Pupa sekii
Pupa sinica
Pupa solidula
Drechselschnecke
Pupa strigosa
Pupa sulcata
Pupa suturalis
Pupa tessellata
Drechselschnecke
Pupa tragulata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-21 17:05:02
Last edit:: 2018-02-03 13:47:41

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Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pupa solidula belongs to the family Acteonidae. The housing are oval to spindle-shaped with operculum. Body white , shell white eith large dark brown or black markings. Pupa solidula is a very small shell, that lives in sand and feeds on polychaete worms.

Synonymised names:
Buccinulus huttoni Kirk, 1882
Bulla solidula Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Dactylus punctatus Schumacher, 1817
Pupa (Pupa) solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation
Pupa grisebla Röding, 1798 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Bulla solidula)
Pupa roseomaculata Iredale, 1936
Solidula solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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