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Aglaja ocelligera Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja

Aglaja ocelligera is commonly referred to as Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Aglaja ocelligera,Madrona Scuba Diving Site 2022


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lexID:
10025 
AphiaID:
581409 
Scientific:
Aglaja ocelligera 
German:
Gefleckte Kopfschildschnecke 
English:
Head Shield Slug,Eyespot Aglaja ,Spotted Aglaja 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Aglaja (Genus) > ocelligera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1894 
Occurrence:
Alaska East Coast USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, USA 
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:
16 - 218 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.57" (2cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 50 °F (8°C - 10°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 
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
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-03 16:33:54 

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Aglaja ocelligera (Bergh, 1893)

The body is dark brownish black with yellow, white or bluish spots.On each side of the head shiel there is a prominent whitish transverse streak. It is commonly found burrowing in muddy sand.The spotted aglaja preys on the bubble snail Haminoea vesicula. The Spotted Aglaja sucks in it's prey whole (lacking a radula or rasping tongue).

Simialr to Melanochlamys diomedea.

Synonymised names
Chelidonura phocae Er. Marcus, 1961 · unaccepted
Doridium adellae Dall, 1894 · unaccepted
Doridium ocelligerum Bergh, 1894 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 28.12.2023.
  2. Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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