Laevilacunaria antarctica Snail

Laevilacunaria antarcticais commonly referred to as Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

Laevilacunaria antarctica, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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lexID:: 13288
AphiaID:: 713998

Scientific:: Laevilacunaria antarctica
German:: Schnecke
English:: Snail

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Laevilacunaria (Genus) > antarctica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Martens, ), 1885

Occurrence:: Antarctica, South Atlantic
Sea depth:: 2 - 350 Meter
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: ~ -1,4°C
Food:: Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Laevilacunaria bennetti
Laevilacunaria pumilio

More related species in this lexicon:

Laevilacunaria antarctica
Schnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-10-01 20:33:25
Last edit:: 2020-10-01 20:33:25

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Laevilacunaria antarctica (Martens, 1885)

Small Antarctic herbivorous gastropod.

Synonymised names:
Lacuna antarctica Martens, 1885 (original combination)
Laevilacunaria bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916)
Laevilitorina antarctica (Martens, 1885)
Pellilitorina bransfieldensis Preston, 1916

Scientific paper

Feeding ecology of the Antarctic herbivorous gastropod Laevilacunaria antarctica Martens, Katrin Iken, 1999
Growth, production and biomass of the antarctic gastropod Laevilacunaria Antarctica Martens 1885, G.B. Picken, 1979

External links

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2020.
gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2020.

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Laevilacunaria antarctica, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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