Ditrupa arietina Horn-tusk

Ditrupa arietina is commonly referred to as Horn-tusk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18217 

AphiaID:

130987 

Scientific:

Ditrupa arietina 

German:

Stoßzahnwurm 

English:

Horn-tusk 

Category:

Spirografi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Sabellida (Order) > Serpulidae (Family) > Ditrupa (Genus) > arietina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(O. F. Müller, ), 1776 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Azores, Barents Sea, Danmark, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Greece, Greenland, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

- 445 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

2,0 cm 

Temperature:

3,2 °F - 15,2 °F (3,2°C - 15,2°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Ditrupa arietina
  Stoßzahnwurm
• Ditrupa brevituba
• Ditrupa gracillima

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-14 20:02:38 

Last edit:

2026-03-14 20:19:53 

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