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Cantharidus antipodum Kelp Shell

Cantharidus antipodum is commonly referred to as Kelp Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Cantharidus antipodum, Southland, New Zealand 2022


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lexID:
15619 
AphiaID:
598210 
Scientific:
Cantharidus antipodum 
German:
Kelp-Schnecke 
English:
Kelp Shell 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Cantharidus (Genus) > antipodum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hombron & Jacquinot, ), 1848 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,4cm - 1,1cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 64.4 °F (10°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus 
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
:
  • Cantharidus bisbalteatus
  • Cantharidus capillaceus
  • Cantharidus crenelliferus
  • Cantharidus dilatatus
  • Cantharidus festivus
  • Cantharidus fournieri
  • Cantharidus fulminatus
  • Cantharidus japonicus
  • Cantharidus marmoreus
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-13 20:31:05 

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Cantharidus antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

Cantharidus antipodum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. This snail is endemic to New Zealand. It grazes on kelp.

Synonymised names:
Cantharidus (Pseudomargarella) antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854) · alternate representation
Cantharidus antipodum antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) · unaccepted
Cantharidus antipodum hinemoa (Powell, 1955) · unaccepted
Cantharidus roseus (Hutton, 1873) · unaccepted
Chrysostoma rosea Hutton, 1873 · unaccepted (basionym)
Margarella antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) · unaccepted
Margarella antipoda antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) · unaccepted
Margarella antipoda hinemoa Powell, 1955 · unaccepted
Margarella antipoda rosea (Hutton, 1873) · unaccepted
Margarella hinemoa Powell, 1955 · unaccepted
Margarita antipoda Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Photinula decepta Iredale, 1908 · unaccepted

Direct children (3):
Subspecies Cantharidus antipodum antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) accepted as Cantharidus antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Subspecies Cantharidus antipodum hinemoa (Powell, 1955) accepted as Cantharidus antipodum (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Subspecies Cantharidus antipodum puysegurensis (Powell, 1939) accepted as Cantharidus puysegurensis (Powell, 1939)

External links

  1. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2023.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2023.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2023.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2023.

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