Tectonatica violacea Violet Moonsnail

Tectonatica violacea is commonly referred to as Violet Moonsnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Tectonatica violacea, 23,2mm, Kwajalein

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

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lexID:: 16762
AphiaID:: 570024

Scientific:: Tectonatica violacea
German:: Violette Mondschnecke
English:: Violet Moonsnail

Category:: Snegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Tectonatica (Genus) > violacea (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1825

Occurrence:: Australia, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 5 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Ocean beach, Seashore, Sandy sea floors, Soft grounds
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,2cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Snails
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:

Tectonatica bougei
Tectonatica impervia
Tectonatica micra
Tectonatica pusilla
Tectonatica rizzae
Tectonatica robillardi
Tectonatica sagraiana
Tectonatica shorehami
Tectonatica suffusa
Tectonatica tecta
Tectonatica unicolor
Tectonatica violacea
Violette Mondschnecke
Tectonatica zonulata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-09-17 15:48:52
Last edit:: 2024-10-22 20:55:12

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Tectonatica violacea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of minute to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape. Moon snails live on sandy substrates.Moon snail shells are attractive and relatively large, and often popular in jewellery and ornamentation.

Synonymised names
Natica rhodostoma R. A. Philippi, 1842 · unaccepted
Natica violacea G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)

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