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Heliacus infundibuliformis Zoa Eating Snail, Channeled Sundial

Heliacus infundibuliformisis commonly referred to as Zoa Eating Snail, Channeled Sundial. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Heliacus infundibuliformis


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lexID:
12499 
AphiaID:
214971 
Scientific:
Heliacus infundibuliformis 
German:
Krustenanemonen Fressende Schnecke, Sonnenuhr-Schnecke 
English:
Zoa Eating Snail, Channeled Sundial 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Architectonicidae (Family) > Heliacus (Genus) > infundibuliformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Cuba, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, New Caledonia, Philippines, the Caribbean, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
35 - 183 Meter 
Size:
0,7 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Parasitic 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-10-24 20:50:02 

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Heliacus infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791)

Heliacus infundibuliformis is a very small sundial that has been found on sand both on the seaward reef and in lagoon algae patches.

Heliacus infundibuliformis is usually found associated with subtidal zoanthids, probably Zoanthus sp.

Commonly known as The Sundial. Have cone shaped operculum.

Synonymised names
Heliacus (Teretropoma) infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
Heliacus (Teretropoma) infundibuliformis infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
Heliacus infundibuliformis infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
Solarium (Torinia) cylindraceum var. vermetiformis Hanley, 1863
Solarium (Torinia) infundibuliforme
Solarium (Torinia) infundibuliforme var. strigata Hanley, 1863
Solarium canaliferum Hanley, 1863
Solarium chemnitzii Kiener, 1838
Tornista granulata Habe, 1962
Trochus infundibuliformis Gmelin, 1791

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Heliacus infundibuliformis perrieri (Rochebrune, 1881)
Subspecies Heliacus infundibuliformis infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Heliacus infundibuliformis (Gmelin, 1791)

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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