Verpa penis, Waterspout shell

Verpa penis   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Waterspout shell
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Not assigned | Penicillidae

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

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Asia: Singapore and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sublittoral areas with sandy or muddy substrates. This species is a filter feeder (Ref. 85382).

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

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan 2008 Corals, worms, and molluscs: Cnidaria, Playhelminthes, Nemertea, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Mollusca. In pp. 39-61, Davison, G.W.H.; Ng, P.K.L.; Ho, H.C., 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. Singapore: The Nature Society, 285pp. (Ref. 85382)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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