Niparaya sp.02 Headshield Slug

Niparaya sp.02 is commonly referred to as Headshield Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18100 

AphiaID:

1055128 

Scientific:

Niparaya sp.02 

German:

Kopfschildschnecke 

English:

Headshield Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Niparaya (Genus) > sp.02 (Species) 

Initial determination:

Zamora-Silva & Malaquias, 2017 

Occurrence:

New Caledonia 

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:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,4 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Niparaya sp.01
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.02
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.03
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.04
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.05
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.06
  Kopfschildschnecke
• 
  Niparaya sp.07
  Kopfschildschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-27 20:21:21 

Last edit:

2026-01-27 20:22:53 

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