Peringia ulvae Laver Spire Shell

Peringia ulvaeis commonly referred to as Laver Spire Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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lexID:

3316 

AphiaID:

151628 

Scientific:

Peringia ulvae 

German:

Gemeine Wattschnecke 

English:

Laver Spire Shell 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Hydrobiidae (Family) > Peringia (Genus) > ulvae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pennant, ), 1777 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 0.35" (0.9 cm) 

Temperature:

32 °F - 77 °F (0°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae, Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Peringia ulvae
  Gemeine Wattschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-30 17:05:53 

Last edit:

2010-08-30 17:05:53 

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