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Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) Spiral melongena |
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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. | |||
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| 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 | |||
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