Xandarovula patula Open Simnia

Xandarovula patula is commonly referred to as Open Simnia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17668 

AphiaID:

224890 

Scientific:

Xandarovula patula 

German:

Offene Spelze 

English:

Open Simnia 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Xandarovula (Genus) > patula (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pennant, ), 1777 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sardinia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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:

15 - 75 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Marine / Salt Water, On living corals 

Size:

2,0 cm 

Food:

Carnivore, Cnidaria, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Hydrozoa polyps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Xandarovula patula
  Offene Spelze

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-08-21 17:35:29 

Last edit:

2025-08-21 18:09:00 

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