Marsenina stearnsii Stearn's Marsenina

Marsenina stearnsii is commonly referred to as Stearn's Marsenina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15004 

AphiaID:

580686 

Scientific:

Marsenina stearnsii 

German:

Stearns Marsenina 

English:

Stearn's Marsenina 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Velutinidae (Family) > Marsenina (Genus) > stearnsii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Dall, ), 1871 

Occurrence:

Alaska East Coast USA, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,0cm) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Predatory, Sea squirts 

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:

• Marsenina ampla
• Marsenina glabra
• Marsenina globosa
• 
  Marsenina rhombica
  Rhomben Samtschnecke
• 
  Marsenina stearnsii
  Stearns Marsenina
• Marsenina uchidai
• 
  Marsenina zadei
  Zades Samtschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-07-20 17:46:12 

Last edit:

2026-06-15 20:12:34 

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