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Alcithoe arabica Arabic volute

Alcithoe arabicais commonly referred to as Arabic volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Alcithoe arabica.Facing the camera. Epitonium jukesianum climbing on it. Taken in a tank with the specimen collected in vicinity of Point Chevalier Beach, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
13639 
AphiaID:
385225 
Scientific:
Alcithoe arabica 
German:
Arabische Walzenschnecke 
English:
Arabic Volute 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Alcithoe (Genus) > arabica (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
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:
50 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2.76" - 8.66" (7,5cm - 22,5cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 
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:
  • Alcithoe aillaudorum
  • Alcithoe albescens
  • Alcithoe arabica
    Arabische Walzenschnecke
  • Alcithoe benthicola
  • Alcithoe colesae
  • Alcithoe davegibbsi
  • Alcithoe fissurata
  • Alcithoe flemingi
  • Alcithoe fusus
  • Alcithoe jaculoides
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-10 10:33:03 

Info

Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)

Commonly known as the Arabic volute. These zig-zag markings on the shell were thought to resemble Arabic writing, giving rise to the name of the species.

These sea snails can be found in subtidal waters on soft sediments. They are able to move quite quickly on the soft substrate. They feed on bivalves that they smother using their large foot. The rounded, thin shelled eggs of this species are laid on stones or other shells.

Endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Alcithoe (Alcithoe) swainsoni Marwick, 1926 (synonym)
Alcithoe acuta Marwick, 1926 †
Alcithoe detrita Marwick, 1926 †
Alcithoe lutea Marwick, 1924 †
Alcithoe motutarensis Powell, 1928 (synonym)
Alcithoe nukumaruensis (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920) †
Alcithoe swainsoni Marwick, 1926 †
Alcithoe swainsoni motutarensis Powell, 1928
Alcithoe transformis Marwick, 1926 †
Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) depressa Suter, 1908 (synonym)
Fulgoraria arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
Fulgoraria turrita var. nukumaruensis P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920 †
Notovoluta rossiteri (Brazier, 1898) (junior synonym)
Voluta arabica Gmelin, 1791
Voluta elongata Swainson, 1821 (synonym)
Voluta pacifica Perry, 1810 (synonym)
Voluta rossiteri Brazier, 1898 (junior synonym)

External links

  1. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2021.
  2. New Zealand Shells (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2022.

Pictures

Spawn

Alcithoe arabica eggs, Auckland.2021

Commonly

Alcithoe arabica.Mai 3, 2019
Alcithoe arabica.Facing the camera. Epitonium jukesianum climbing on it. Taken in a tank with the specimen collected in vicinity of Point Chevalier Beach, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.2020

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