Antalis vulgaris common tusk shell

Antalis vulgarisis commonly referred to as common tusk shell. 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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Antalis vulgaris,© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6317
AphiaID:: 196380

Scientific:: Antalis vulgaris
German:: Gemeiner Elefantenstoßzahn
English:: Common Tusk Shell

Category:: Miscellaneous

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Scaphopoda (Class) > Dentaliida (Order) > Dentaliidae (Family) > Antalis (Genus) > vulgaris (Species)
Initial determination:: (da Costa, ), 1778

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
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:

Antalis agilis
Antalis albatrossae
Antalis alis
Antalis antillaris
Antalis ariannae
Antalis bartletti
Antalis berryi
Antalis boucheti
Antalis caprottii
Antalis cerata
Antalis circumcincta
Antalis dentalis
Europäischer Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis diarrhox
Antalis entalis
Antalis gardineri
Antalis glaucarena
Antalis guillei
Antalis inaequicostata
Antalis inflexa
Antalis intesi
Antalis longitrorsa
Antalis maestratii
Antalis marukawai
Antalis nana
Kleiner Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis novemcostata
Antalis occidentalis
Antalis panorma
Antalis perinvoluta
Antalis phanea
Antalis pilsbryi
Antalis porcata
Antalis pretiosa
Kostbarer Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis rossati
Antalis senegalensis
Antalis suteri
Antalis taphria
Antalis tibana
Antalis tubulata
Antalis usitata
Antalis valdiviae
Antalis vulgaris
Gemeiner Elefantenstoßzahn
Antalis weinkauffi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-30 19:01:54
Last edit:: 2013-10-30 19:01:54

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Antalis vulgaris (da Costa, 1778)

The Tusk snails has a narrow, tubular shell.Antalis vulgaris were found to depths of several thousand meters.It lives buried in sandy seabed, feeding mainly on foraminifera.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Scaphopoda (Class) > Dentaliida (Order) > Checked: Dentaliidae (Family) > Antalis (Genus)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Weichtiere.at (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Antalis vulgaris,© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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