Palmadusta humphreyii Humphrey's Cowrie

Palmadusta humphreyii is commonly referred to as Humphrey's Cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17912 

AphiaID:

597558 

Scientific:

Palmadusta humphreyii 

German:

Humphreys Kauri 

English:

Humphrey's Cowrie 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Palmadusta (Genus) > humphreyii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J. E. Gray, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Fiji, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia), Tonga 

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:

5 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous 

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:

• Palmadusta androyensis
• Palmadusta artuffeli
• 
  Palmadusta asellus
  Asellus Kauri
• 
  Palmadusta clandestina
  Versteckte Kauri
• 
  Palmadusta contaminata
  Kontaminierte Kauri, Flecken Kauri
• Palmadusta diluculum
• 
  Palmadusta humphreyii
  Humphreys Kauri
• Palmadusta johnsonorum
• Palmadusta lentiginosa
• 
  Palmadusta lutea
  Gelbe Kauri
• Palmadusta saulae
• 
  Palmadusta ziczac
  Zickzack Kauri
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-11-24 14:41:40 

Last edit:

2025-11-24 14:52:59 

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