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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.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Tenagodus weldii,Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2024


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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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
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-30 12:58:34 

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Tenagodus weldii Tenison Woods, 1876

Tenagodus weldii is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Siliquariidae, common name the slit worm snails.

Synonymised names
Pyxipoma weldii (Tenison Woods, 1876) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2025.

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