Stomatella modesta Ear Shell

Stomatella modestais commonly referred to as Ear Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Stomatella modesta.2020

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lexID:: 13866
AphiaID:: 863105

Scientific:: Stomatella modesta
German:: Ohrschnecke
English:: Ear Shell

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Stomatella (Genus) > modesta (Species)
Initial determination:: H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864

Occurrence:: Red Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Stomatella asperulata
Stomatella auricula
Variable Ohrschnecke
Stomatella capieri
Stomatella duplicata
Stomatella esperanzae
Stomatella gattegnoi
Stomatella haliotiformis
Stomatella illusa
Stomatella impertusa
Falsche Ohrschnecke
Stomatella lintricula
Stomatella modesta
Ohrschnecke
Stomatella monteiroi
Stomatella nebulosa
Stomatella oliveri
Stomatella planulata
Flache Stomatella, Abgeflachtes Falsches Meerohr
Stomatella striatula
Stomatella terminalis
Stomatella ungula

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-05-15 17:00:50
Last edit:: 2021-05-15 17:17:35

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Stomatella modesta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864

Stomatella doriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Stomatella modesta occurs in the Red Sea. The fragile, thin white shell has an orbiculate-conoid shape and is much depressed.

Synonymised names:
Stomatella doriae Issel, 1869
Stomatella scitula H. Adams, 1872
Stomatolina scitula (H. Adams, 1872)

External links

gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 15.05.2021.
Gastropods and their habitats from the northern Red Sea (Egypt: Safaga). Part 1: Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda and Cycloneritimorpha (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 15.05.2021.

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