Ceratostoma foliatum Leafy hornmouth, Foliate Thornmouth

Ceratostoma foliatum is commonly referred to as Leafy hornmouth, Foliate Thornmouth. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ceratostoma foliatum, Pillar Point 2018

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lexID:: 9436
AphiaID:: 240767

Scientific:: Ceratostoma foliatum
German:: Blätter-Flügelschnecke
English:: Leafy Hornmouth, Foliate Thornmouth

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Ceratostoma (Genus) > foliatum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Alaska , California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA
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:: 0 - 60 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.15" - 3.54" (8cm - 9cm)
Temperature:: 5,7 °F - 53.6 °F (5,7°C - 12°C)
Food:: Clams, Crustaceans, Predatory
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:

Ceratostoma asininum
Ceratostoma burnetti
Ceratostoma crassicolle
Ceratostoma culmicola
Ceratostoma decipiens
Ceratostoma exasperans
Ceratostoma fairmanii
Ceratostoma foliatum
Blätter-Flügelschnecke
Ceratostoma fournieri
Ceratostoma geranii
Ceratostoma grumsinianum
Ceratostoma marylandicum
Ceratostoma mexicanense
Ceratostoma monoceros
Ceratostoma moravicum
Ceratostoma notarisii
Ceratostoma nuttalli
Ceratostoma plectotheca
Ceratostoma praetervisum
Ceratostoma pyrinum
Ceratostoma rorifluum
Ceratostoma rosellinioides
Ceratostoma saponariae
Ceratostoma spurium
Ceratostoma usterianum

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-05 11:00:49
Last edit:: 2024-03-11 20:12:27

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Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonymised names
Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex monodon Eschscholtz, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura alata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Triplex pinnata Perry, 1811 · unaccepted