Acanthais brevidentata Short-toothed Thorn Drupe

Acanthais brevidentata is commonly referred to as Short-toothed Thorn Drupe. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17060 

AphiaID:

395268 

Scientific:

Acanthais brevidentata 

German:

Kurzzähnige Stachel-Drupa 

English:

Short-toothed Thorn Drupe 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Acanthais (Genus) > brevidentata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(W. Wood, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,8cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Acanthais brevidentata
  Kurzzähnige Stachel-Drupa
• Acanthais callaoensis
• Acanthais triangularis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-10 12:31:11 

Last edit:

2024-12-10 13:16:56 

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