Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Volutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Pacific: Taiwan to Singapore and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabits sandy reef flats and feeds on bivalves (Ref. 85382).
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.
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
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 28.8 - 29.2, mean 29 (based on 326 cells).
