Tridentarius dentatus Toothed conch, Samar conch

Tridentarius dentatus is commonly referred to as Toothed conch, Samar conch. 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:

7734 

AphiaID:

531859 

Scientific:

Tridentarius dentatus 

German:

Samar-Flügelschnecke, Samar-Fechterschnecke 

English:

Toothed Conch, Samar Conch 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Tridentarius (Genus) > dentatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Africa, Aldabra Group, China, Comores, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Pazific, Tansania, the Seychelles 

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:

12 - 52 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,9cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 28,9 °F (24,7°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 

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:

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  Tridentarius dentatus
  Samar-Flügelschnecke, Samar-Fechterschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-25 20:13:02 

Last edit:

2024-10-01 13:15:42 

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