Afrolittorina praetermissa Checked Australwink

Afrolittorina praetermissa is commonly referred to as Checked Australwink. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16888 

AphiaID:

446838 

Scientific:

Afrolittorina praetermissa 

German:

Gezeitenschnecke 

English:

Checked Australwink 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Afrolittorina (Genus) > praetermissa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(May, ), 1909 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 

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, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Herbivorous, Lichen , Microalgae  

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:

• Afrolittorina acutispira
• Afrolittorina africana
• Afrolittorina knysnaensis
• 
  Afrolittorina praetermissa
  Gezeitenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-21 13:42:17 

Last edit:

2024-10-21 13:45:51 

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