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Naticarius concinnus Elegant Moon Snail, China Moon Snail

Naticarius concinnus is commonly referred to as Elegant Moon Snail, China Moon Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Michael Eisenbart

Elegant Moon Snail,Naticarius concinnus, Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April-May 2026


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lexID:
18448 
AphiaID:
571881 
Scientific:
Naticarius concinnus 
German:
Elegante Mondschnecke, China Mondschnecke 
English:
Elegant Moon Snail, China Moon Snail 
Category:
Kotilot 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Naticarius (Genus) > concinnus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dunker, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Australia, China, Corea, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Philippines 
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:
2 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,1cm - 1,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-06-30 20:05:25 

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Naticarius concinnus (Dunker, 1860)

Naticids are widely distributed and occur world-wide. The greatest diversity of moon snail is found in tropical water. The foto was taken on the Caribbean.

Moon snails feed on carnivorous without exception. Stigmaulax cayennensis live on and under sand.They hunt other mollusks, but also eat carrion.

Synonymised names
Natica concinna Dunker, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Biodiversity of Heritage Library (en). Abgerufen am 30.06.2026.
  2. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 30.06.2026.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 30.06.2026.

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Elegant Moon Snail,Naticarius concinnus, Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April-May 2026
Elegant Moon Snail,Naticarius concinnus, Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April-May 2026
Elegant Moon Snail,Naticarius concinnus, Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April-May 2026

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