Phorcus atratus Blackened Top Snail

Phorcus atratus is commonly referred to as Blackened Top Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17123 

AphiaID:

689175 

Scientific:

Phorcus atratus 

German:

Geschwärzte Kreiselschnecke 

English:

Blackened Top Snail 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Phorcus (Genus) > atratus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(W. Wood, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 

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:

Beach, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,7cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

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:

• 
  Phorcus articulatus
  Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus atratus
  Geschwärzte Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus lineatus
  Würfelturban, Kreiselschnecke, Gestrichelte Buckelschnecke
• Phorcus mariae
• Phorcus mutabilis
• Phorcus punctulatus
• 
  Phorcus richardi
  Gebänderte Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus sauciatus
  Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus turbinatus
  Würfelturban-Schnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-06 20:35:56 

Last edit:

2025-01-06 20:50:44 

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