Amphissa versicolor Variegated Amphissa

Amphissa versicolor is commonly referred to as Variegated Amphissa. 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:

14074 

AphiaID:

511364 

Scientific:

Amphissa versicolor 

German:

Variable-Amphissa 

English:

Variegated Amphissa 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Amphissa (Genus) > versicolor (Species) 

Initial determination:

Dall, 1871 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2,7cm) 

Temperature:

9,2 °F - 18,6 °F (9,2°C - 18,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion 

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:

• Amphissa acuminata
• Amphissa acutecostata
• Amphissa bicolor
• Amphissa cancellata
• 
  Amphissa columbiana
  Runzlige Täubchenschnecke
• Amphissa cymata
• Amphissa reticulata
• Amphissa undata
• 
  Amphissa versicolor
  Variable-Amphissa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-09-03 12:24:47 

Last edit:

2024-06-16 20:47:28 

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