Spurilla neapolitana Naples Aeolid, Neapolitan Spurilla

Spurilla neapolitana is commonly referred to as Naples Aeolid, Neapolitan Spurilla. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5909 

AphiaID:

138722 

Scientific:

Spurilla neapolitana 

German:

Neapolitanische Spurilla 

English:

Naples Aeolid, Neapolitan Spurilla 

Category:

Nudibranchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Aeolidiidae (Family) > Spurilla (Genus) > neapolitana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Delle Chiaje, ), 1841 

Occurrence:

Ghana, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Italy, Jamaica, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, USA, 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:

0 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 2.76" (7 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Sea anemones, Zooxanthellae / Light 

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:

• 
  Spurilla braziliana
  Brasilianische Fadenschnecke
• Spurilla croisicensis
• 
  Spurilla dupontae
  Fadenschnecke
• 
  Spurilla neapolitana
  Neapolitanische Spurilla
• 
  Spurilla sargassicola
  Fadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-19 20:06:51 

Last edit:

2026-05-07 19:21:15 

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