Harpago arthriticus Arthritic Spider Conch

Harpago arthriticus is commonly referred to as Arthritic Spider Conch. 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:

14692 

AphiaID:

738385 

Scientific:

Harpago arthriticus 

German:

Arthritische Spinnenschnecke 

English:

Arthritic Spider Conch 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Harpago (Genus) > arthriticus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Röding, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Aldabra Group, East Africa, India, Indo Pacific, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Philippines, Réunion , Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

- 15 Meter 

Size:

4.33" - 8.66" (11cm - 22cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

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:

• 
  Harpago arthriticus
  Arthritische Spinnenschnecke
• 
  Harpago chiragra
  Chiragra Spinnenschnecke, Großer Bootshaken

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-04-10 13:37:14 

Last edit:

2022-04-10 13:37:14 

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