Siphopteron flavum Yellow Batwing Slug

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

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Siphopteron flavum

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lexID:: 16547
AphiaID:: 599452

Scientific:: Siphopteron flavum
German:: Gelbe Fledermausschnecke
English:: Yellow Batwing Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Gastropteridae (Family) > Siphopteron (Genus) > flavum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Tokioka & Baba, ), 1964

Occurrence:: Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Habitats:: Gravel soil, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,5cm - 0,8cm)
Temperature:: 66.2 °F - 77 °F (19°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available
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:: 2024-06-13 20:19:44
Last edit:: 2024-06-13 20:45:29

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Siphopteron flavum (Tokioka & Baba, 1964)

Common knwon as the Yellow Batwing Slug. Can be found on sandy bottom.

Synonymised names
Gastropteron flavum Tokioka & Baba, 1964 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

marinelifephotography (en). Abgerufen am 13.06.2024.
seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 13.06.2024.
seaslugsofhawaii (en). Abgerufen am 13.06.2024.
Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 13.06.2024.

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Siphopteron flavum, Yellow Batwing Slug, Oahu

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