Philinopsis speciosa Blue-margin Headshield Slug, Showy Headshield Slug

Philinopsis speciosais commonly referred to as Blue-margin Headshield Slug, Showy Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Philinopsis speciosa
German:: Blau-Rand Kopfschildschnecke
English:: Blue-margin Headshield Slug, Showy Headshield Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Philinopsis (Genus) > speciosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Pease, 1860

Occurrence:: Africa, Australia, Egypt, Hawaii, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Philippines, Réunion
Sea depth:: 10 - 20 Meter
Size:: 2.36" - 3.15" (6cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Clams, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Philinopsis aeci
Philinopsis aliciae
Philinopsis anneae
Philinopsis bagaensis
Philinopsis batabanoensis
Philinopsis buntot
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis capensis
Philinopsis coronata
Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis depicta
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis dubia
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis gardineri
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis minor
Philinopsis miqueli
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis orientalis
Philinopsis petra
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Philinopsis pusa
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis quinza
Philinopsis reticulata
Philinopsis speciosa
Blau-Rand Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis taronga
Kopfschildschnecke
Philinopsis troubridgensis
Philinopsis virgo

More related species in this lexicon:

Philinopsis sp.01
Kopfschildschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-01 16:05:07
Last edit:: 2023-03-29 16:56:54

Info

Philinopsis speciosa, Pease, 1860

This headshild slug hunts on other snails , sea hares genus Stylocheilus and haminoeid bubble snails.

Synonymised names
Aglaja cyanea (E. von Martens, 1879)
Aglaja gigliolii Tapparone Canefri, 1874
Aglaja iwasai Hirase, 1936
Doridium capense Bergh, 1908
Doridium cyaneum E. von Martens, 1879
Doridium cyaneum var. vittatum E. von Martens, 1880
Doridium guttatum E. von Martens, 1880
Doridium marmoratum E. A. Smith, 1884
Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)
Philinopsis cyanea (E. von Martens, 1879)
Philinopsis gigliolii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874)

Scientific paper

ChemInform Abstract: Kulokekahilide-1, a Cytotoxic Depsipeptide from the Cephalaspidean Mollusk Philinopsis speciosa., Junji Kimura; Yuuki Takada; Tomoko Inayoshi; Yoichi Nakao; Gilles Goetz; Wesley Y. Yoshida; Paul J. Scheuer, 2002
ChemInform Abstract: More Peptides and Other Diverse Constituents of the Marine Mollusk Philinopsis speciosa., Y. NAKAO; W. Y. YOSHIDA; C. M. SZABO; B. J. BAKER; P. J. SCHEUER, 1998
ChemInform Abstract: Pupukeamide, a Linear Tetrapeptide from a Cephalaspidean Mollusk Philinopsis speciosa., Y. NAKAO; W. Y. YOSHIDA; P. J. SCHEUER, 1997
ChemInform Abstract: Kulolide: A Cytotoxic Depsipeptide from a Cephalaspidean Mollusk, Philinopsis speciosa., M. T. REESE; N. K. GULAVITA; Y. NAKAO; M. T. HAMANN; W. Y. YOSHIDA; S. J. COVAL; P. J. SCHEUER, 1997
Pupukeamide, a linear tetrapeptide from a cephalaspidean mollusk Philinopsis speciosa, Yoichi Nakao; Wesley Y. Yoshida; Paul J. Scheuer, 1996
Two polypropionate metabolites from the cephalaspidean mollusk Philinopsis speciosa, Stephen J. Coval; Gary R. Schulte; Gayle K. Matsumoto; Deborah M. Roll; Paul J. Scheuer, 1985

External links

Homepage Ole Johann Brett (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Philinopsis speciosa, Indonesia 2007, Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

Philinopsis speciosa Anilao 2013 Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

Philinopsis speciosa, 40mm,6m, Makadi Bay, Egypt 2018

Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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