Tegula montereyi Monterey tegula

Tegula montereyi is commonly referred to as Monterey tegula. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tegula montereyi, Monterey Tegula, Pillar Point 2016

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AphiaID:: 534193

Scientific:: Tegula montereyi
German:: Monterey Tegula
English:: Monterey Tegula

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Tegulidae (Family) > Tegula (Genus) > montereyi (Species)
Initial determination:: (Kiener, ), 1850

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA
Size:: 0.79" - 1.57" (2,8cm - 4,2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:

Tegula atra
Ziegelschnecke
Tegula aureotincta
Tegula brunnea
Braune Tegula, Braune Turboschnecke
Tegula eiseni
Tegula euryomphala
Tegula excavata
Tegula fasciata
Tegula funebralis
Schwarze Turbanschnecke, Schwarze Tegula
Tegula gallina
Gesprenkelte Tegula, Gesprenkelte Turbanschnecke
Tegula gruneri
Tegula hotessieriana
Tegula ignota
Tegula ligulata
Tegula lividomaculata
Tegula luctuosa
Tegula mariana
Tegula montereyi
Monterey Tegula
Tegula patagonica
Tegula pellisserpentis
Tegula pfeifferi
Tegula pulligo
Tegula puntagordana
Tegula quadricostata
Tegula regina
Tegula rugosa
Tegula tridentata
Tegula viridula

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-08-02 18:10:44
Last edit:: 2017-08-02 21:01:30

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Tegula montereyi (Kiener, 1850)

The height of the shell varies between 2,8-3,9 cm, its diameter between 3,4-4,2 cm. The rather thin shell has a conical shape.Tegula montereyi occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, USA (the specific epithet refers to Monterey, California).

Synonym:
Chlorostoma montereyi (Kiener, 1850)

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Tegulidae (Family) > Tegula (Genus) > Tegula montereyi (Species)

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Tegula montereyi, Monterey Tegula, Pillar Point 2016

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