Murex tribulus Caltrop Murex, Bramble Murex

Murex tribulus is commonly referred to as Caltrop Murex, Bramble Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5561 

AphiaID:

743630 

Scientific:

Murex tribulus 

German:

Großer Spinnenkopf 

English:

Caltrop Murex, Bramble Murex 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Murex (Genus) > tribulus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Melanesia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, South-Africa, Thailand, Timor, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

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:

1 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10,5cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-06-01 15:02:50 

Last edit:

2024-06-23 13:05:06 

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