Pseudophiline hayashii Headshield Slug

Pseudophiline hayashii is commonly referred to as Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18207 

AphiaID:

591279 

Scientific:

Pseudophiline hayashii 

German:

Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Headshield Slug 

Category:

Naaktslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinorbidae (Family) > Pseudophiline (Genus) > hayashii (Species) 

Initial determination:

T. Habe, 1976 

Occurrence:

Australia, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

- 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

3,2 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

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:

• Pseudophiline acuticauda
• 
  Pseudophiline hayashii
  Kopfschildschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-08 20:02:47 

Last edit:

2026-03-08 20:11:40 

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