Megasurcula stearnsiana Stearns Turrid

Megasurcula stearnsianais commonly referred to as Stearns Turrid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15636 

AphiaID:

723947 

Scientific:

Megasurcula stearnsiana 

German:

Stearns Turmschnecke 

English:

Stearns Turrid 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Pseudomelatomidae (Family) > Megasurcula (Genus) > stearnsiana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Raymond, ), 1904 

Occurrence:

Central Pazific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA 

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:

Meter 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 82.4 °F (15°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• Megasurcula carpenteriana
• 
  Megasurcula stearnsiana
  Stearns Turmschnecke
• Megasurcula tremperiana

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-03-19 19:49:27 

Last edit:

2023-03-19 20:04:22 

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