Cypraecassis testiculus Reticulated Cowry, Cowry Helmet

Cypraecassis testiculus is commonly referred to as Reticulated Cowry, Cowry Helmet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6035 

AphiaID:

224277 

Scientific:

Cypraecassis testiculus 

German:

Netz-Helmschnecke, Kauri-Helmschnecke 

English:

Reticulated Cowry, Cowry Helmet 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cassidae (Family) > Cypraecassis (Genus) > testiculus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Belize, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

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:

0 - 60 Meter 

Size:

2.09" - 3.35" (5.3cm - 8.5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Cypraecassis coarctata
• 
  Cypraecassis rufa
  Rote Helmschnecke, Bullenmaul, Feuerofen
• Cypraecassis tenuis
• 
  Cypraecassis testiculus
  Netz-Helmschnecke, Kauri-Helmschnecke
• Cypraecassis wilmae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-10 20:43:20 

Last edit:

2022-12-17 21:03:15 

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