Leodia sexiesperforata Six holed keyhole urchin, Six-keyhole sand dollar

Leodia sexiesperforata is commonly referred to as Six holed keyhole urchin, Six-keyhole sand dollar. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7228 

AphiaID:

422502 

Scientific:

Leodia sexiesperforata 

German:

Sechs-Loch Sanddollar 

English:

Six Holed Keyhole Urchin, Six-keyhole Sand Dollar 

Category:

Sjøpinnsvin 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Clypeasteroida (Order) > Mellitidae (Family) > Leodia (Genus) > sexiesperforata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Leske, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Leodia sexiesperforata
  Sechs-Loch Sanddollar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-06-15 17:39:05 

Last edit:

2014-06-15 17:39:05 

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