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Emarginula huzardii keyhole limpets

Emarginula huzardiiis commonly referred to as keyhole limpets. 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 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Emarginula huzardi © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens Holland, Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
6358 
AphiaID:
139960 
Scientific:
Emarginula huzardii 
German:
Schlüssellochschnecke 
English:
Keyhole Limpets 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Emarginula (Genus) > huzardii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Payraudeau, 1826 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, European Coasts, Greece, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 
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 
Habitats:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
up to 0.51" (1.3 cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, Predatory 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
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:
  • Emarginula adamsiana
  • Emarginula adriatica
  • Emarginula agulhasensis
  • Emarginula alba
  • Emarginula amyda
  • Emarginula angusta
  • Emarginula apolonia
  • Emarginula bicancellata
  • Emarginula bonfittoi
  • Emarginula camilla
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-21 16:13:28 

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Emarginula huzardii (Payraudeau, 1826)

Emarginula huzardii is a sea slug belongs to the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. These limpets have a circular opening at the apical end of the shell, which serves both as an excurrent and anal opening. Emarginula huzardii is a small keyhole limpet and no longer than 1,3 cm.This species has only been found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea, living on hard substrates.Emarginula huzardi lives from intertidal to 30 m deep where it feeds on algae.

Synonymised names
Emarginella huzardii (Payraudeau, 1826) · unaccepted
Emarginula cusmichiana Brusina, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Emarginula depressa Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Emarginula fissurelloides Monterosato, 1872 · unaccepted
Emarginula huzardii var. intermedia Requien, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Emarginula huzardii var. major Monterosato, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
Emarginula papillosa Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella scissa Salis Marschlins, 1793 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)

Direct children (2)
Variety Emarginula huzardii var. intermedia Requien, 1848 accepted as Emarginula huzardii Payraudeau, 1826 (synonym)
Variety Emarginula huzardii var. major Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Emarginula huzardii Payraudeau, 1826 (synonym)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Emarginula huzardi © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens Holland, Bild aus der Adria
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