Thetystrombus latus Bubonian Conch

Thetystrombus latus is commonly referred to as Bubonian Conch. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8424 

AphiaID:

1428085 

Scientific:

Thetystrombus latus 

German:

Fechterschnecke 

English:

Bubonian Conch 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Thetystrombus (Genus) > latus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Angola, Aruba, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, South Atlantic, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, West Africa 

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 - 27 Meter 

Size:

2.76" - 6.5" (7cm - 16.5cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 68 °F (14°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thetystrombus latus
  Fechterschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-05-22 20:07:05 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 19:20:57 

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