Paratrophon cheesemani Cheeseman's Paratrophon

Paratrophon cheesemani is commonly referred to as Cheeseman's Paratrophon. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16368 

AphiaID:

399300 

Scientific:

Paratrophon cheesemani 

German:

Cheesemans Stachelschnecke 

English:

Cheeseman's Paratrophon 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Paratrophon (Genus) > cheesemani (Species) 

Initial determination:

(F. W. Hutton, ), 1882 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,3 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Paratrophon cheesemani
  Cheesemans Stachelschnecke
• Paratrophon dumasi
• Paratrophon patens
• Paratrophon quoyi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-03-23 14:47:29 

Last edit:

2024-03-24 10:00:28 

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