Erronea melanesiae Melanesian Cowry

Erronea melanesiae is commonly referred to as Melanesian Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16469 

AphiaID:

1606761 

Scientific:

Erronea melanesiae 

German:

Melanesische Kauri 

English:

Melanesian Cowry 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Erronea (Genus) > melanesiae (Species) 

Initial determination:

F. A. Schilder, 1937 

Occurrence:

Melanesia 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3,2 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available, omnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Erronea adusta
• Erronea angioyorum
• 
  Erronea caurica
  Kaurischnecke
• Erronea cylindrica
• 
  Erronea errones
  Wandernde-Kauri
• Erronea fernandoi
• Erronea nymphae
• 
  Erronea onyx
  Onyx-Kauri
• Erronea ovum
• Erronea pallida
• Erronea pyriformis
• Erronea rabaulensis
• Erronea subviridis
• Erronea vredenburgi
• Erronea xanthodon
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Erronea melanesiae
  Melanesische Kauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-05-06 19:26:58 

Last edit:

2024-05-06 19:26:58 

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