Viriola cancellata Viriola cancellata

Viriola cancellatais commonly referred to as Viriola cancellata. 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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lexID:: 14752
AphiaID:: 216734

Scientific:: Viriola cancellata
German:: Mittelschnecke
English:: Viriola Cancellata

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Triphoridae (Family) > Viriola (Genus) > cancellata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hinds, ), 1843

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Kermadec Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 22 Meter
Size:: up to 10.63" (27 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Sponges
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Viriola abbotti
Viriola albomarmorata
Viriola bayani
Viriola cancellata
Mittelschnecke
Viriola carinata
Viriola cingulata
Viriola connata
Viriola corrugata
Viriola erecta
Viriola excelsior
Viriola flammulata
Viriola fuscescens
Viriola gracilenta
Viriola incisa
Viriola intercalaris
Viriola interfilata
Viriola intergranosa
Viriola iredalei
Viriola kosugei
Viriola morychus
Viriola oceanica
Viriola pagodus
Viriola senafirensis
Viriola thielei
Viriola tricincta
Viriola trilirata
Viriola truncata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-29 21:26:40
Last edit:: 2022-04-30 18:21:28

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Species of the genus Triphoridae feed mainly on sponge tissue.
Viriola cancellata is rarely found under rocks in lagoons and reefs near the sea.

The shell snail is originally from the Pacific Ocean, but has since been recorded in the northern Red Sea.

Synonyms:
Triphora cancellata Hinds, 1843
Triphoris (Ino) cancellatus Hinds, 1843 ·

External links

Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2022.

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