Philinopsis miqueli headshield slug

Philinopsis miqueliis 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.

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Philinopsis miqueli,2014

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lexID:: 11051
AphiaID:: 736974

Scientific:: Philinopsis miqueli
German:: Kopfschildschnecke
English:: Headshield Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Philinopsis (Genus) > miqueli (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pelorce, Horst & Hoarau, ), 2013

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Spain, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 2 - 5 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,2cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, Worms
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:

Philinopsis aeci
Philinopsis aliciae
Philinopsis anneae
Philinopsis bagaensis
Philinopsis batabanoensis
Philinopsis buntot
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis capensis
Philinopsis coronata
Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis depicta
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis dubia
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis gardineri
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis minor
Philinopsis miqueli
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis orientalis
Philinopsis petra
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Philinopsis pusa
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis quinza
Philinopsis reticulata
Philinopsis speciosa
Blau-Rand Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis taronga
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis troubridgensis
Philinopsis virgo

More related species in this lexicon:

Philinopsis sp.01
Kopfschildschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-09-18 19:51:34
Last edit:: 2017-09-19 05:43:20

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Philinopsis miqueli Pelorce, Horst & Hoarau, 2013

Philinopsis miqueli belongs to the family Aglajidae.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.

Similar to Philine aperta and Phlinie quadripartita.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinoidea (Superfamily) > Aglajidae (Family) > Philinopsis (Genus) > Philinopsis miqueli (Species)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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