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Volegalea cochlidium   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spiral melongena
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Volegalea cochlidium

Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Frequently appearing in local markets. Used as food and the shell is utilized for making lime (Ref. 349). Known sporadically throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821). C: Refs. 349, 821, 83677; M: Ref. 349; O: Ref. 821.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mélongène spiralée, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Neogastropoda () > Melongenidae (Melongenas)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea; north to the Philippines and south to northern Queensland.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 12.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In muddy waters near the shore (Ref. 799). Sometimes very near bivalve beds on which they prey. Shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.7 - 29.2, mean 28.5 (based on 2578 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.