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Euprotomus vomer Vormer conch

Euprotomus vomer is commonly referred to as Vormer 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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Strombus vomer Vomer conch Puerto Galera, Philippines IMG_5254,Copyright Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
9653 
AphiaID:
594563 
Scientific:
Euprotomus vomer 
German:
Vomer Fechterschnecke 
English:
Vormer Conch 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Euprotomus (Genus) > vomer (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Röding, ), 1798 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Philippines, Sulawesi 
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:
16 - 81 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2.17" - 3.94" (5.5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus, No reliable information available 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-11-15 20:35:27 

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Euprotomus vomer (Röding, 1798)

Euprotomus vomer can be found on sandy bottom to dephts of 16 - 81 m. The shell is cream coloured with unregulary brown patches.

This species is a algae grazer and detritus feeder.

Synonymised names
Alata aratrum (Röding, 1798) sensu Iredale, 1910 · unaccepted > misapplication
Euprotomus donnellyi Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Euprotomus kiwi Bozzetti & Sargent, 2011 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Lambis vomer Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Strombus (Euprotomus) vomer (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Strombus chemnitzii L. Pfeiffer, 1840 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym)
Strombus hirasei Kuroda, 1942 · unaccepted (hybrid of Euprotomus vomer x E....)
Strombus novaezelandiae Reeve, 1842 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym)
Strombus pacificus Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Strombus pavifrons · unaccepted (misspelling)
Strombus vomer (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted (superseded combination)


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