Clanculus pharaonius Strawberry Top Shell

Clanculus pharaoniusis commonly referred to as Strawberry Top Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Strawberry Top Shell,Clanculus puniceus,Dahab Sinai, Redsea, Egypt 2019

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AphiaID:: 211270

Scientific:: Clanculus pharaonius
German:: Erdbeer-Kreiselschnecke, Pharaonenklapper
English:: Strawberry Top Shell

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Clanculus (Genus) > pharaonius (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mozambique, Red Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae, Detritus
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
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:

Clanculus albanyensis
Clanculus albinus
Clanculus albugo
Clanculus aloysii
Clanculus ater
Clanculus atricatena
Clanculus atypicus
Clanculus berthelotii
Clanculus bicarinatus
Clanculus boyeti
Clanculus bronni
Clanculus brunneus
Clanculus buijsei
Clanculus ceylonicus
Clanculus clanguloides
Geheimnisvolle-Kreiselschnecke
Clanculus clangulus
Clanculus cognatus
Clanculus comarilis
Clanculus consobrinus
Clanculus corallinus
Clanculus cristinae
Clanculus cruciatus
Kreiselschnecke
Clanculus denticulatus
Clanculus depictus
Clanculus dunkeri
Clanculus edentulus
Clanculus escondidus
Clanculus euchelioides
Clanculus flagellatus
Clanculus floridus
Clanculus flosculus
Clanculus gemmulifer
Clanculus granti
Clanculus guineensis
Clanculus johnstoni
Clanculus jucundus
Clanculus jussieui
Clanculus korkosi
Clanculus kraussii
Clanculus largillierti
Clanculus laurae
Clanculus leucomphalus
Clanculus limbatus
Clanculus margaritarius
Wunderschöne Canculus, Kreiselschnecke
Clanculus mariaemaris
Clanculus maugeri
Clanculus mauritianus
Clanculus maxillatus
Clanculus microdon
Clanculus miniatus
Clanculus minor
Clanculus mixtus
Clanculus multipunctatus
Clanculus natalensis
Clanculus nexus
Clanculus peccatus
Clanculus persicus
Clanculus personatus
Clanculus petziae
Clanculus pharaonius
Erdbeer-Kreiselschnecke, Pharaonenklapper
Clanculus philippii
Clanculus pini
Clanculus plebejus
Clanculus pseudocorallinus
Clanculus puniceus
Clanculus richeri
Clanculus ringens
Clanculus samoensis
Samoa Kreiselschnecke
Clanculus santamariae
Clanculus scabrosus
Clanculus scotti
Clanculus simoni
Clanculus spadiceus
Clanculus stigmatarius
Clanculus thomasi
Clanculus tonnerrei
Clanculus undatoides
Clanculus undatus
Clanculus villanus
Clanculus waltonae
Clanculus weedingi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-08-22 11:02:12
Last edit:: 2020-01-09 09:09:45

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Clanculus pharaonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Its a Sea Shell vom the Red Sea. Feed on algae. Spend most of its life arounf Fire Coral.

Synonymised names:
Trochus pharaonius Linnaeus, 1758

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Strawberry Top Shell,Clanculus puniceus,Dahab Sinai, Redsea, Egypt 2019

Clanculus pharaonius, Eilat, Israel 2023

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