Arestorides argus Arestorides argus

Arestorides argusis commonly referred to as Arestorides argus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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Scientific:: Arestorides argus
German:: Kaurischnecke
English:: Arestorides Argus

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Arestorides (Genus) > argus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tansania, the Seychelles
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae, Food specialist, Sponges
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Arestorides argus
Kaurischnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-10-08 12:28:10
Last edit:: 2014-10-08 12:28:10

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Arestorides argus, common name : the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries

Synonymised names:
Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 13.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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