Mauritia arabica

Scientific name Mauritia arabica
Descriptor Linnaeus
Year of description 1758
IUCN category (World) NE
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Mauritia
Mauritia arabica Mauritia arabica

Introduction

Mauritia arabica is a salt water mollusc.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Size
    8 - 10 cm
  • Mimicry
    rocky bottoms
  • Chromatophores
    No
  • Motif
    mottling
  • Size
    8 - 10 cm
  • Mimicry
    rocky bottoms
  • Chromatophores
    No
  • Motif
    mottling

How to recognize This mollusc ?

Mauritia arabica measures between 8 and 10 cm. This mollusc is tricolore with a predominantly noir, marron and beige body. The also has marron mottling.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • Sociability
    living in colonies
  • Way of living
    nocturnal
  • Venomous
    No
  • Diet
    not specified

Mauritia arabica is a mollusc living in colonies naturally found on the bottom. This species is herbivorous . This mollusc lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare

Mauritia arabica is a mollusc ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Origin and distribution

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    25 - 29 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 3 m

Biotope presentation

Mauritia arabica is most often found at a depth between 0m and 3m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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