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Ophicardelus ornatus Mangrove Air-breather

Ophicardelus ornatus is commonly referred to as Mangrove Air-breather. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ophicardelus ornatus,Strathblane, Tasmania, Australia 2009_CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
16921 
AphiaID:
527242 
Scientific:
Ophicardelus ornatus 
German:
Küstenschnecke 
English:
Mangrove Air-breather 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Ellobiida (Order) > Ellobiidae (Family) > Ophicardelus (Genus) > ornatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Férussac, ), 1821 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia) 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Rivers, Salt marshes, Soft grounds, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,6cm) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus 
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:
2024-11-02 16:41:23 

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Ophicardelus ornatus (A. Férussac, 1821)

Ophicardelus is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails or salt marsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ellobiidae.

Ophicardelus ornatus can be found Found in estuaries. The elongate, ovate dark-coloured shell have two 'teeth' on the left of the shell opening.

Synonymised names
Auricula australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 · unaccepted
Auricula bidens Potiez & Michaud, 1838 · unaccepted
Auricula ornata A. Férussac, 1821 · unaccepted
Auricula ovata Gray, 1830 · unaccepted
Cremnobates cornea Swainson, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ophicardelus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 02.11.2024.
  2. Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 02.11.2024.

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Ophicardelus ornatus,Strathblane, Tasmania, Australia 2009_CC BY Simon Grove

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