Neptunea despecta Rejected Neptune, Clench's Neptune

Neptunea despecta is commonly referred to as Rejected Neptune, Clench's Neptune. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Neptunea despecta © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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lexID:: 6153
AphiaID:: 138923

Scientific:: Neptunea despecta
German:: kantige Spindelschnecke
English:: Rejected Neptune, Clench's Neptune

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinidae (Family) > Neptunea (Genus) > despecta (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 71.6 °F (5°C - 22°C)
Food:: Carrion
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Neptunea acutispiralis
Neptunea alabaster
Neptunea alexeyevi
Neptunea amianta
Neptunea antiqua
Spindelschnecke, gemeine Spindelschnecke
Neptunea arthritica
Neptunea aurigena
Neptunea beringiana
Neptunea borealis
Neptunea bulbacea
Neptunea communis
Neptunea constricta
Neptunea contraria
Neptunea convexa
Neptunea costaria
Neptunea cumingii
Neptunea cuspidis
Neptunea cybaea
Neptunea decemcostata
Neptunea denselirata
Neptunea despecta
kantige Spindelschnecke
Neptunea elegantula
Neptunea ennae
Neptunea eulimata
Neptunea frater
Neptunea fukueae
Neptunea gulbini
Neptunea gyroscopoides
Neptunea hedychra
Neptunea heros
Neptunea hesperica
Neptunea hiberna
Neptunea humboldtiana
Neptunea insularis
Neptunea intersculpta
Neptunea ithia
Neptunea jagudinae
Neptunea kuroshio
Neptunea laeva
Neptunea lamellosa
Neptunea laticostata
Neptunea lyrata
Neptunea magnanimita
Neptunea meridionalis
Neptunea middendorffiana
Neptunea mikawaensis
Neptunea multistriata
Neptunea nivea
Neptunea nodositella
Neptunea occaecata
Neptunea ochotensis
Neptunea oncodes
Neptunea phoenicea
Neptunea polycostata
Neptunea pribiloffensis
Neptunea purpurea
Neptunea robusta
Neptunea rugosa
Neptunea smirnia
Neptunea stilesi
Neptunea subdilatata
Neptunea tabulata
Neptunea tuberculata
Neptunea umbratica
Neptunea varicifera
Neptunea ventricosa
Neptunea vinlandica
Neptunea vinosa
Neptunea vladivostokensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-04 17:35:33
Last edit:: 2013-10-04 17:35:33

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Neptunea despecta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Neptunea despecta is a snail cooler waters. Their range extends from the North Atlantic to the Arctic. Maximum shell size is 20 cm. It lives in a water depth of 1200 m.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) >Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Buccinidae (Family) > Neptunea (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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