Phalium areola Chequered Bonnet, Checkered Bonnet

Phalium areola is commonly referred to as Chequered Bonnet, Checkered Bonnet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18143 

AphiaID:

217009 

Scientific:

Phalium areola 

German:

Karierte Helmschnecke, Schachbrett-Helmschnecke 

English:

Chequered Bonnet, Checkered Bonnet 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cassidae (Family) > Phalium (Genus) > areola (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Fiji, Hudson Bay , Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Mauritius, Melanesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 7 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.54" - 4.72" (9cm - 12cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins 

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:

• 
  Phalium areola
  Karierte Helmschnecke, Schachbrett-Helmschnecke
• 
  Phalium bandatum
  Bänder Helmschnecke
• Phalium decussatum
• Phalium evdoxiae
• Phalium exaratum
• Phalium fimbria
• Phalium flammiferum
• 
  Phalium glaucum
  Graue Helmschnecke
• Phalium muangmani

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-11 19:08:11 

Last edit:

2026-02-11 19:18:38 

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