Phorcus turbinatus Turbinate Monodont

Phorcus turbinatus is commonly referred to as Turbinate Monodont. Difficulty in the aquarium: Facile. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6502 

AphiaID:

689179 

Scientific:

Phorcus turbinatus 

German:

Würfelturban-Schnecke 

English:

Turbinate Monodont 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Born, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Cyprus, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Israel, Lebanon, Lybia, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), 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:

5 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 0.87" (2.2 cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Diatoms 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Facile 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

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:

2013-12-11 20:11:59 

Last edit:

2024-12-08 19:54:20 

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