Siphopteron flavolineatum Batwing Slug

Siphopteron flavolineatum is commonly referred to as Batwing Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Siphopteron flavolineatum, Romblon 2022

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lexID:: 15451
AphiaID:: 991536

Scientific:: Siphopteron flavolineatum
German:: Gelblinien-Fledermausschnecke
English:: Batwing Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Gastropteridae (Family) > Siphopteron (Genus) > flavolineatum (Species)
Initial determination:: Ong & Gosliner, 2017

Occurrence:: Malaysia, Philippines
Sea depth:: - 7 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,3cm - 0,8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, 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:

Siphopteron alboaurantium
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
Braunrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron citrinum
Siphopteron flavobrunneum
Siphopteron flavum
Gelbe Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron fuscum
Fledermausschnecken
Siphopteron ladrones
Marianen Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron leah
Siphopteron michaeli
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron nigromarginatum
Schwarzrand-Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron pohnpei
Siphopteron quadrispinosum
Fledermausschnecke
Siphopteron tigrinum
Tiger Fledermausschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-12-21 18:41:09
Last edit:: 2022-12-21 20:54:34

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Siphopteron flavolineatum Ong & Gosliner, 2017

Siphopteron is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gastropteridae.

The batwing slug Siphopteron flavolineatum is a predatory species.

The species name "flavolineatum" refers to the yellow medial line on the posterior end of the foot, which distinguishes this species.

Similar to Siphopteron quadrispinosum.

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 25.05.2025.
YouTube (en). Abgerufen am 21.12.2022.
Zoological Journal (en). Abgerufen am 21.12.2022.

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Siphopteron flavolineatum,Sibuyan Sea, Mimaropa, PH 2023

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