Nucleolaria granulata Granulated Cowry, Granulated Cowrie

Nucleolaria granulata is commonly referred to as Granulated Cowry, Granulated Cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17713 

AphiaID:

570727 

Scientific:

Nucleolaria granulata 

German:

Granula-Kauri 

English:

Granulated Cowry, Granulated Cowrie 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Nucleolaria (Genus) > granulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pease, ), 1863 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, Hawaii, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

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:

4 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rock crevices, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

0.79" - 1.57" (2,2cm - 4,9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory, Sponges 

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:

• Nucleolaria cassiaui
• 
  Nucleolaria granulata
  Granula-Kauri
• Nucleolaria hinuhinu
• 
  Nucleolaria nucleus
  Faltige Kauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-09 13:44:09 

Last edit:

2025-09-10 10:49:38 

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