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Umbilia armeniaca Armenian Cowry, Apricot-coloured Cowry

Umbilia armeniaca is commonly referred to as Armenian Cowry, Apricot-coloured Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Umbilia armeniaca westralica, Armenian, Apricot-coloured Cowry,101mm,Great Australian Bight, W.Australia 2020


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lexID:
16909 
AphiaID:
567273 
Scientific:
Umbilia armeniaca 
German:
Armenische Kauri, Apricot Kauri 
English:
Armenian Cowry, Apricot-coloured Cowry 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Umbilia (Genus) > armeniaca (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verco, ), 1912 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (Australia) 
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:
- 200 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-27 19:35:36 

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Umbilia armeniaca (Verco, 1912)

Umbilia armeniaca, common name the Armenian Cowry or Apricot-coloured Cowry, is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Synonymised names
Cypraea umbilicata var. armeniaca Verco, 1912 · unaccepted (original combination)

Direct children (4)
Subspecies Umbilia armeniaca andreyi Lorenz & Beals, 2013
Subspecies Umbilia armeniaca armeniaca (Verco, 1912)
Subspecies Umbilia armeniaca clarksoni Lorenz & Beals, 2013
Subspecies Umbilia armeniaca diprotodon Lorenz & Beals, 2013

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