Metanachis marquesa Snail

Metanachis marquesa is commonly referred to as 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.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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AphiaID:: 511806

Scientific:: Metanachis marquesa
German:: Gehäuseschnecke
English:: Snail

Category:: Slakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Metanachis (Genus) > marquesa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gaskoin, ), 1852

Occurrence:: Australia, Borneo (Kalimantan), French Polynesia, Gulf of California, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia), The Ryukyu Islands, the Society Islands
Sea depth:: 0 - 43 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,7cm - 1,7cm)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion
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:

Metanachis jaspidea
Metanachis laingensis
Metanachis marquesa
Gehäuseschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-07-07 13:50:16
Last edit:: 2022-07-07 13:57:00

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Metanachis marquesa (Gaskoin, 1852)

The name "marquesa" refers to the Marquesas Islands. These are usually under rocks on seaward or lagoon reefs.

Synonymised names:
Columbella (Mitrella) calliope Melvill, 1903 · unaccepted
Columbella babbi Tryon, 1883 · unaccepted
Columbella calliope Melvill, 1903 · unaccepted
Columbella decolor Gould, 1860 · unaccepted
Columbella lactea Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Columbella marquesa Gaskoin, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Columbella marquesa var. elongata Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted
Columbella marquesa var. flammulata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 · unaccepted
Columbella marquesa var. sutoris Kobelt, 1897 · unaccepted
Columbella marquesa var. taeniolata Kobelt, 1897 · unaccepted
Columbella marquesana [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Columbella sublaevis Montrouzier, 1864 · unaccepted
Columbella sublaevis var. cinctella Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted
Columbella sublaevis var. trifasciata Hervier, 1900 · unaccepted
Columbella taeniata A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Mitrella marquesa (Gaskoin, 1852) · unaccepted
Nassarius (Gussonea) marguesa [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nassarius (Gussonea) marquesa (Gaskoin, 1852) · unaccepted
Pleurotoma nitida Kiener, 1839 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

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