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Volegalea cochlidium
Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spiral melongena
Volegalea cochlidium
photo by Modi, Shuanak

Family:  Melongenidae (Melongenas)
Max. size:  15 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea; north to the Philippines and south to northern Queensland.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  In muddy waters near the shore (Ref. 799). Sometimes very near bivalve beds on which they prey. Shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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