Mnestia colorata Bubble Snail

Mnestia colorata is commonly referred to as 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.

Tracey I Howley, Australia

Mnestia colorata, La Balsa 2023

Courtesy of the author Tracey I Howley, Australia . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 17902
AphiaID:: 994264

Scientific:: Mnestia colorata
German:: Blasenschnecke
English:: Bubble Snail

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Mnestiidae (Family) > Mnestia (Genus) > colorata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Iredale, ), 1936

Occurrence:: Australia
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:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,55 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, 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