1. Start
  2. Bøtdyr
  3. Snegler
  4. Xenuroturris
  5. Xenuroturris kingae
Anzeige
Fauna Marin GmbH Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik Tropic Marin OMega Vital Whitecorals.com Aqua Medic

Xenuroturris kingae Kings turrid shell

Xenuroturris kingae is commonly referred to as Kings turrid shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Kings turrid shell - Iotyrris kingae,Not uncommon at Kwaj, a Turrid species recently renamed, Iotyrris kingae. 20mm, Kwajalein Atoll,2016


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:
14171 
AphiaID:
435245 
Scientific:
Xenuroturris kingae 
German:
Königs-Iotyrris 
English:
Kings Turrid Shell 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Turridae (Family) > Xenuroturris (Genus) > kingae (Species) 
Initial determination:
A. W. B. Powell, 1964 
Occurrence:
Christmas Islands, Hawaii, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Philippines 
Sea depth:
6 - 20 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-03 15:33:06 

Info

Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964)

Iotyrris kingae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.Iotyrris kingae lives primarily under fine layers of sand over rock on seaward and pinnacle reefs in 6 - 20m of water.

Synonymised names:
Iotyrris kingae (A. W. B. Powell, 1964) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lophiotoma kingae (A. W. B. Powell, 1964) · unaccepted

External links

  1. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 10.10.2021.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 10.10.2021.

Pictures

Commonly

Iotyrris-kingae-jj-5333-112716
Iotyrris-kingae-jj-0104-101210
Kings turrid shell - Iotyrris kingae,Not uncommon at Kwaj, a Turrid species recently renamed, Iotyrris kingae. 20mm, Kwajalein Atoll,2016

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss