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Odontoglaja guamensis Guam odontoglaja

Odontoglaja guamensis is commonly referred to as Guam odontoglaja. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Odontoglaja guamensis Taiwan 2018


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lexID:
7098 
AphiaID:
559047 
Scientific:
Odontoglaja guamensis 
German:
Guam Odontoglaja, Kopfschildschnecke 
English:
Guam Odontoglaja 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Odontoglaja (Genus) > guamensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rudman, 1978 
Occurrence:
Australia, Guam, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.43" - 0.79" (1.1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Predatory, Snails, Worms 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-14 20:00:38 

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Odontoglaja guamensis Rudman, 1978

Odontoglaja guamensis belongs to the family Aglajidae.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.

Odontoglaja guamensis occurs in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. This species is very variable in colour.Tubercles are often flat and pink in colour. This sea slug is a predator,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Odontoglaja guamensis, South China Sea, Calabarzon, PH 2022
Odontoglaja guamensis,El Pinoy PV5G+C7W, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Odontoglaja guamensis Taiwan 2016
Odontoglaja guamensis Taiwan 2018
e014-jj-5599-031013-OMCarlson Odontoglaja guamensis Rudman, 1978

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