Cymbium olla   Linnaeus, 1758

Algarve volute

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Cymbium olla

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

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Volutidae

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

Benthic; depth range 20 - 30 m (Ref. 106216).  Temperate; 50°N - 30°N, 11°W - 18°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Portugal, Strait of Gibraltar, Mediterranean in Andalucia, Alboran Sea to Malta, to the deep waters of the North African coast.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109255)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length can grow more than 15 cm (Ref. 109255). Found in shallow and protected areas of up to 10 m deep in an estuary (Ref. 122253). Occurs in soft bottoms (Ref. 96488), in fine sands (Ref. 122262). Also found on Zostera marina beds (Ref. 96488).

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

Gaspar, M.B., M.D. Dias, A. Campos, C.C. Monteiro, M.N. Santos, A. Chicharo and L. Chicharo. 2001. (Ref. 2714)

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

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14 - 18.4, mean 16.3 (based on 10 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.