Schnepfenkopf
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The Schnepfenkopf , Schnepfenschnabel or Schöpfer ( Haustellum haustellum ) is a snail from the family of spiny snails (Muricidae), which is widespread in the Indo-Pacific . It feeds on carrion , among other things .
features
The brownish red-yellow snail shell of haustellum , covered with red-brown stripes , which in adult snails reaches a length of up to 10 to 15 cm, has a spherical body with three rows of nodules between the bulges, a short thread and a very long and thin siphon channel. The case mouth is almost circular, furrowed at the entrance and smooth and white inside. The edge of the lip completes the mouth towards the spindle. There are no spikes on the housing. The operculum is horny.
distribution
The Schnepfenkopf is widespread in the Indo-Pacific ; in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean from the coast of East Africa eastwards, around Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands , to the Pacific Ocean to Melanesia , from Japan to Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia .
habitat
The Schnepfenkopf lives on sand and gravel in the intertidal zone and below to a depth of 90 m.
food
Haustellum haustellum feeds on carrion , among other things .
Importance to humans
Haustellum haustellum , known for a long time under the original name Murex haustellum by Linné . The species is collected for its meat and for its shell, which is sold as jewelry.
Individual evidence
- ^ C. Brüggemann: The natural history in faithful illustrations and with a detailed description of the same. Eduard Eisenach publisher, Leipzig 1838. The molluscs. P. 71. The Schnepfenkopf or Creator. Murex haustellum L.
- ^ Julia Ellen Rogers: The Shell Book. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York 1908, p. 29: The Snipe's Head Murex. Murex haustellum Linn.
- ↑ Carolus Linnaeus : Systema Naturae. 10th ed., Lars Salvius: Stockholm 1758, p. 746. 443. Murex haustellum.
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species , Haustellum haustellum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- ↑ LJ Bibbey, in: GE Radwin, A. D'Attilio (1976): Murex shells of the world. P. 7.
literature
- GE Radwin, A. D'Attilio: Murex shells of the world. An illustrated guide to the Muricidae . Stanford Univ. Press, 1976, ISBN 978-0-8047-0897-5 , x + pp. 1–284 including 192 figs. + 32 pls. Haustellum haustellum : p. 26.
Web links
- Muricidae: Haustellum haustellum (Linnaeus, 1758) . From: JM Poutiers: Gastropods . In: Kent E. Carpenter, Volker H. Niem (eds.): FAO Species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1: Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1998. p. 564.
- Fischhaus Zepkow: Family Muricidae - spiny snails