Prionovolva brevis Fruit Egg Shell

Prionovolva brevis is commonly referred to as Fruit Egg Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14066 

AphiaID:

430582 

Scientific:

Prionovolva brevis 

German:

Frucht-Eischnecke 

English:

Fruit Egg Shell 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Prionovolva (Genus) > brevis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Australia, Indian Ocean, Japan, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Somalia, Taiwan 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

1,6 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Parasitic 

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:

• 
  Prionovolva brevis
  Frucht-Eischnecke
• Prionovolva choshiensis
• Prionovolva freemani
• Prionovolva melonis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-08-30 18:09:27 

Last edit:

2021-08-30 18:09:27 

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