Phanerophthalmus olivaceus Headshield Slug

Phanerophthalmus olivaceus is commonly referred to as Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12879 

AphiaID:

715645 

Scientific:

Phanerophthalmus olivaceus 

German:

Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Headshield Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Phanerophthalmus (Genus) > olivaceus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ehrenberg, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, South-Pazific, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Sponges 

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:

• Phanerophthalmus albocollaris
• Phanerophthalmus collaris
• Phanerophthalmus cylindricus
• Phanerophthalmus engeli
• Phanerophthalmus luteus
• Phanerophthalmus pauper
• Phanerophthalmus smaragdinus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Phanerophthalmus anettae
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Phanerophthalmus lentigines
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Phanerophthalmus olivaceus
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Phanerophthalmus perpallidus
  Kopfschildschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-03-13 13:16:55 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 19:16:08 

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