Naviculavolva malaita Malaita Egg Shell

Naviculavolva malaita is commonly referred to as Malaita Egg Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16141 

AphiaID:

431017 

Scientific:

Naviculavolva malaita 

German:

Malaita Eischnecke 

English:

Malaita Egg Shell 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Naviculavolva (Genus) > malaita (Species) 

Initial determination:

(C. N. Cate, ), 1976 

Occurrence:

Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Marschall Islands, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,7 cm 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°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:

• 
  Naviculavolva debelius
  Debelius Eischnecke
• Naviculavolva elegans

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Naviculavolva deflexa
  Kanu Eischnecke
• 
  Naviculavolva kurziana
  Kurz Eischnecke
• 
  Naviculavolva malaita
  Malaita Eischnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-12-30 12:41:05 

Last edit:

2023-12-31 13:39:27 

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