Papawera zelandiae New Zealand Bubble Shell

Papawera zelandiae is commonly referred to as New Zealand Bubble Shell. 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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lexID:

13609 

AphiaID:

1374462 

Scientific:

Papawera zelandiae 

German:

Neuseeland Blasenschnecke 

English:

New Zealand Bubble Shell 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Papawera (Genus) > zelandiae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

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, Muddy grounds, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,7 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Papawera maugeansis
  Maugea Blasenschnecke
• 
  Papawera zelandiae
  Neuseeland Blasenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-02-06 14:00:07 

Last edit:

2024-10-26 17:51:16 

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