Prosimnia draconis Dragon Egg Shell

Prosimnia draconis is commonly referred to as Dragon Egg Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15458 

AphiaID:

430632 

Scientific:

Prosimnia draconis 

German:

Drachen Eischnecke 

English:

Dragon Egg Shell 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Prosimnia (Genus) > draconis (Species) 

Initial determination:

C. N. Cate, 1973 

Occurrence:

Philippines 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0,9 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, 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:

• Prosimnia hepcae
• Prosimnia piriei
• 
  Prosimnia semperi
  Eischnecke

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Prosimnia draconis
  Drachen Eischnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-12-26 13:38:15 

Last edit:

2024-12-04 14:12:02 

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