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Testudovolva nipponensis Allied cowrie

Testudovolva nipponensis is commonly referred to as Allied cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Prionovolva brevis (Allied Cowrie) - Lembeh, Indonesia,2017


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lexID:
12257 
AphiaID:
430569 
Scientific:
Testudovolva nipponensis 
German:
Eischnecke 
English:
Allied Cowrie 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Testudovolva (Genus) > nipponensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pilsbry, ), 1913 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, China, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, New South Wales (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Timor Sea, Tulamben 
Sea depth:
- 15 Meter 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,6cm - 2,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2020-07-19 15:58:38 

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Testudovolva nipponensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Testudovolva nipponensis is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Shell smooth and glossy. Colour white, fawn or pale purple with outer lip white. Can be found on low tide and below, on soft corals.

Testudovolva nipponensis host and eat Cladiella spp. und Dendronephythya spp.

Synonymised names:
Amphiperas pudica A. Adams, 1855 (synonym)
Ovulum breve G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 (synonym)
Ovulum fruticum Reeve, 1865 (synonym)
Ovulum nubeculatum G. B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 (synonym)
Primovula fructicum (Reeve, 1865)
Primovula fruticum (Reeve, 1865)
Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956
Prionovolva castanea C. N. Cate, 1978 (synonym)
Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865)
Prionovolva nivea C. N. Cate, 1974 (synonym)
Prionovolva nubeculata (G. B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Prionovolva pudica (A. Adams, 1855)
Prionovolva pudica wilsoniana C. N. Cate, 1973 (synonym)
Prionovolva wilsoniana C. N. Cate, 1973
Pseudosimnia (Diminovula) fruticum (Reeve, 1865)

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 06.09.2020.

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Testudovolva nipponensis,Indonesia Bali,Tulamben,Allied cowrie snail,Size 5 mm,2020
Wilson's Egg Cowrie - Prionovolva wilsoniana, Australien 2015
Prionovolva brevis (Allied Cowrie) - Lembeh, Indonesia,2017

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