Tenagodus weldii Weld’s Worm-shell

Tenagodus weldii is commonly referred to as Weld’s Worm-shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17834 

AphiaID:

595437 

Scientific:

Tenagodus weldii 

German:

Welds Schlittzwurmschnecke 

English:

Weld’s Worm-shell 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Siliquariidae (Family) > Tenagodus (Genus) > weldii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Tenison Woods, 1876 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasman Sea, 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, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.57" (2,0cm - 4,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• Tenagodus anguinus
• Tenagodus armatus
• Tenagodus australis
• Tenagodus barbadensis
• Tenagodus bernardii
• Tenagodus chuni
• Tenagodus cumingii
• Tenagodus lacteus
• Tenagodus maoria
• Tenagodus modestus
• Tenagodus norai
• Tenagodus obtusiformis
• Tenagodus obtusus
• 
  Tenagodus ponderosus
  Spiralwurmschnecke
• Tenagodus senegalensis
• Tenagodus squamatus
• Tenagodus sundaensis
• Tenagodus tahitensis
• Tenagodus tostus
• Tenagodus trochlearis
• 
  Tenagodus weldii
  Welds Schlittzwurmschnecke
• Tenagodus wilmanae
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-10-30 12:53:50 

Last edit:

2025-10-30 12:58:34 

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