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Phyllonotus pomum Apple murex

Phyllonotus pomum is commonly referred to as Apple murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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bhb 18 P5043568 Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum, with eggs 2018


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lexID:
12854 
AphiaID:
419944 
Scientific:
Phyllonotus pomum 
German:
Apfel-Stachelschnecke, Schuppenapfel 
English:
Apple Murex 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Phyllonotus (Genus) > pomum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 5.12" (4,4cm - 13,3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Clams, Predatory 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-06 20:09:10 

Info

Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)

Diet: mainly Crassostrea virginica.

Synonymised names:
Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
Chicoreus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
Murex asperrimus Lamarck, 1822 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex asperrimus Gmelin, 1791)
Murex pomiformis Locard, 1897 (unjustified emendation)
Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Direct children (1):
Forma Phyllonotus pomum f. oculatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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bhb 19 P6070591 Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum, with eggs 2019
bhb 20 P8053170a sm Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum eggs 2020
bhb 18 P5043568 Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum, with eggs 2018

Commonly

bhb 22 PA280100a,Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum 2022
bhb 21 P9095515 Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum 2021
bhb 21 PC231703,Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum, live snails,Blue Heron Bridge,Florida,USA 2021
Live Apple Murex, Phyllonotus pomum, Florida USA 2018

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