Vasula speciosa Speciosa Rock Shell

Vasula speciosa is commonly referred to as Speciosa Rock Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16173 

AphiaID:

714222 

Scientific:

Vasula speciosa 

German:

Wohlgestaltete Vasula, Stachelschnecke 

English:

Speciosa Rock Shell 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Vasula (Genus) > speciosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1832 

Occurrence:

Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru 

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:

- 7 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Vasula deltoidea
• Vasula melones
• 
  Vasula speciosa
  Wohlgestaltete Vasula, Stachelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-01-14 16:52:30 

Last edit:

2024-01-14 17:11:09 

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