Clypeaster humilis Common Sea Biscuit

Clypeaster humilisis commonly referred to as Common Sea Biscuit. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Common Sea Biscuit - Clypeaster humilis.2020

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Scientific:: Clypeaster humilis
German:: Sanddollar
English:: Common Sea Biscuit

Category:: Sea Urchins

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Clypeasteroida (Order) > Clypeasteridae (Family) > Clypeaster (Genus) > humilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Leske, ), 1778

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Africa, Arabian Sea, Australia, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, South-Africa, the Seychelles
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:: 0 - 216 Meter
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 28,5 °F (22°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Detritus
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Clypeaster aloysioi
Clypeaster amplificatus
Clypeaster annandalei
Clypeaster australasiae
Sanddollar
Clypeaster chesheri
Clypeaster cyclopilus
Clypeaster durandi
Clypeaster elongatus
Clypeaster euclastus
Clypeaster europacificus
Clypeaster eurychorius
Clypeaster eurypetalus
Clypeaster fervens
Clypeaster humilis
Sanddollar
Clypeaster isolatus
Clypeaster japonicus
Clypeaster kieri
Clypeaster lamprus
Clypeaster latissimus
Clypeaster leptostracon
Clypeaster luetkeni
Clypeaster lytopetalus
Clypeaster miniaceus
Clypeaster nummus
Clypeaster ochrus
Clypeaster oliveirai
Clypeaster oshimensis
Clypeaster pallidus
Clypeaster pateriformis
Clypeaster prostratus
Clypeaster rangianus
Clypeaster rarispinus
Clypeaster ravenelii
Clypeaster reticulatus
Clypeaster rosaceus
Clypeaster rotundus
Clypeaster speciosus
Clypeaster subdepressus
Sanddollar
Clypeaster telurus
Clypeaster tumidus
Clypeaster virescens

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-16 18:23:47
Last edit:: 2021-01-22 19:59:26

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Clypeaster humilis (Leske, 1778)

Clypeaster humilis is a species of sea urchin in the Family Clypeasteridae. This species was first scientifically described in 1778 by the German biologist Nathanael Gottfried Leske. It occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

Commonly known as Sea biscuit.

Synonymised names:
Clypeaster (Stolonoclypus) humilis (Leske, 1778) (subgeneric subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community)
Clypeaster ambigenus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Clypeaster latus Herklots, 1854 (subjective junior synonym)
Clypeaster placunarius (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Clypeaster rumphii Des Moulins, 1837 (subjective junior synonym)
Clypeaster saisseti Michelin, 1861 (subjective junior synonym)
Clypeaster tumescens Herklots, 1854 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinanthus explanatus Gray, 1851 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinanthus humilis Leske, 1778 (transferred to Clypeaster)
Echinanthus placunarius (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinanthus productus Gray, 1851 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinodiscus placunarius (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Scutella ambigena Lamarck, 1816 (subjective junior synonym)
Scutella placunaria Lamarck, 1816 (subjective junior synonym)
Stolonoclypus humilis (Leske, 1778) (transferred to Clypeaster)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 22.01.2021.

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Benedikt
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am 01.06.07#1

Habe welche beim Händler angeboten bekommen.
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