Diniatys dentifer Toothed Bubble Snail

Diniatys dentifer is commonly referred to as Toothed Bubble Snail. 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:

7536 

AphiaID:

599459 

Scientific:

Diniatys dentifer 

German:

Gezahnte-Blasenschnecke 

English:

Toothed Bubble Snail 

Category:

Headshield slugs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Diniatys (Genus) > dentifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Adams, ), 1850 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Samoa, Tahiti, Vietnam 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

0.2" - 0.47" (0.5cm - 1.2cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food specialist 

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:

• 
  Diniatys dentifer
  Gezahnte-Blasenschnecke
• 
  Diniatys dubius
  Dubiose Blasenschnecke
• Diniatys monodonta
• Diniatys truncatulus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-17 19:09:22 

Last edit:

2025-09-05 10:40:15 

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