Camachoaglaja mariagordae Maria Gordea's Headshield Slug

Camachoaglaja mariagordae is commonly referred to as Maria Gordea's Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18127 

AphiaID:

1055237 

Scientific:

Camachoaglaja mariagordae 

German:

Maria Gordeas Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Maria Gordea's Headshield Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Camachoaglaja (Genus) > mariagordae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, ), 2004 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Cuba, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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:

1 - 12 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Hemming reefs, Intertidal reefs, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,5cm - 0,8cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 86 °F (20°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Camachoaglaja africana
  Afrikanische Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Camachoaglaja berolina
  Berolina Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Camachoaglaja binter
  Binter Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Camachoaglaja mariagordae
  Maria Gordeas Kopfschildschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-06 14:09:24 

Last edit:

2026-02-06 14:31:38 

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