Hermania rubrata headshield slug

Hermania rubrata is commonly referred to as headshield slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7125 

AphiaID:

1765469 

Scientific:

Hermania rubrata 

German:

Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Headshield Slug 

Category:

Headshield slugs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinidae (Family) > Hermania (Genus) > rubrata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gosliner, ), 1988 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Japan, Philippines, Réunion , Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.12" - 0.28" (0.3cm - 0.7cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Clams, Predatory, Snails, Worms 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hermania indistincta
• Hermania infantilis
• Hermania scabra

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hermania orca
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Hermania rubrata
  Kopfschildschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-08 20:23:34 

Last edit:

2024-12-03 14:33:08 

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