Aglaja tricolorata Headshield Slug

Aglaja tricolorata is commonly referred to as Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7662 

AphiaID:

138728 

Scientific:

Aglaja tricolorata 

German:

Dreifarb-Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Headshield Slug 

Category:

Naaktslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Aglaja (Genus) > tricolorata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Renier, 1807 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails 

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:

• Aglaja berrieri
• Aglaja minuta
• 
  Aglaja ocelligera
  Gefleckte Kopfschildschnecke
• Aglaja regiscorona
• 
  Aglaja tricolorata
  Dreifarb-Kopfschildschnecke
• Aglaja unsa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-02 14:54:41 

Last edit:

2023-10-24 21:00:53 

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