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Tricornis tricornis Three-knobbed Conch, Three-cornered Conch

Tricornis tricornisis commonly referred to as Three-knobbed Conch, Three-cornered Conch. 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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Three-horned Conch - Tricornis tricornis, Israel 2021


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lexID:
15803 
AphiaID:
531848 
Scientific:
Tricornis tricornis 
German:
Dreihorn-Flügelschnecke, Dreihorn-Fechterschnecke 
English:
Three-knobbed Conch, Three-cornered Conch 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Tricornis (Genus) > tricornis (Species) 
Initial determination:
([Lightfoot], ), 1786 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Israel, Red Sea, Somalia, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
1 - 30 Meter 
Size:
1.97" - 6.69" (5,5cm - 17cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae, Detritus 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-06-10 13:44:03 

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Tricornis tricornis ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Tricornis tricornis is a marine snail in the Strombidae family, which are called pteropods because of their shell shape. Members of the family have finger-like projections or an elongated siphon channel. The horny operculum is long and curved and serves as an aid in locomotion. Winged snails have the so-called strombus notch, through which the left eyestalk sticks. Winged snails are found in shallow water in warm and tropical seas and have a predominantly herbivorous diet.

Tricornis tricornis is known as the three-horned wing snail or three-horned winged snail. The algae and detritus eating snail reaches a remarkable size of up to 17cm.

Synonymised names:
Lambis curruca Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Strombus (Tricornis) indecoratus Lorenz & Wiese, 1990 · unaccepted
Strombus indecoratus Lorenz & Wiese, 1990 · unaccepted
Strombus orientalis Duclos, 1844 · unaccepted
Strombus pertinax Duclos, 1844 · unaccepted
Strombus tricornis [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (original combination)
Strombus tricornis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted (junior synonym and junior primary...)

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 10.06.2023.
  2. Gastropods and their habitats from the northern Red Sea (Egypt: Safaga) Part 2: Caenogastropoda: Sorbeoconcha and Littorinimorpha (en). Abgerufen am 10.06.2023.
  3. unterwasser-welt-mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 10.06.2023.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 10.06.2023.

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