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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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Naviculavolva malaita, Kwajalein


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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
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in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-12-31 13:39:27 

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Naviculavolva malaita (C. N. Cate, 1976)

Naviculavolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.

Similar to Naviculavolva deflexa and Naviculavolva kurziana.

Feeds on the gorgonian Rumphella antipathes.

Synonymised names
Cymbovula malaita C. N. Cate, 1976 · unaccepted (original combination)


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