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Astralium rhodostomum rosemouth star shell

Astralium rhodostomum is commonly referred to as rosemouth star shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Astralium rhodostomum,31mm, Kwajalein


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lexID:
1008 
AphiaID:
413389 
Scientific:
Astralium rhodostomum 
German:
Rotmund-Sternschnecke 
English:
Rosemouth Star Shell 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Astralium (Genus) > rhodostomum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Australia, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, the Caribbean 
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:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.63" - 2.17" (1.6cm - 5.5cm) 
Temperature:
24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Deposit feeder 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Very easy 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Astralium asteriscum
  • Astralium calcar
    Sternschnecke
  • Astralium confragosum
  • Astralium danieli
  • Astralium haematragum
  • Astralium heimburgi
  • Astralium lapillus
  • Astralium latispina
  • Astralium milloni
  • Astralium nakamineae
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-25 13:10:58 

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Astralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822)

Astralium rhodostomum, the common name is the rosemouth star shell, is a good algae eater and eats microscopically small organisms.The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 55 mm.

Synonymised names
Astraea rhodostoma (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea tuberosa R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astralium (Distellifer) rhodostoma (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination (incorrect gender agreement of...)
Astralium tuberosum (R. A. Philippi, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochus rhodostomus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Astralium rhodostomum,31mm, Kwajalein
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