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Melo melo
Melo melo (Lightfoot, 1786)
Indian volute
Melo melo
photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Family:  Volutidae (volutes)
Max. size:  27.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Restricted to the Southeast Asian region.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Shell used as decorative items, or as scoops for salt, sugar and flour in the local markets. Also traditionally utilized by the native fishermen to bail out their boats (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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