Volva volva Shuttlecock spindle cowrie, shuttlecock volva, shuttle volva, shuttle shell, egg spindle

Volva volva is commonly referred to as Shuttlecock spindle cowrie, shuttlecock volva, shuttle volva, shuttle shell, egg spindle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11928 

AphiaID:

431078 

Scientific:

Volva volva 

German:

Weberschiffchen, Spindelkaurie 

English:

Shuttlecock Spindle Cowrie, Shuttlecock Volva, Shuttle Volva, Shuttle Shell, Egg Spindle 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Volva (Genus) > volva (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Indo Pacific, Japan, Marschall Islands, Melanesia, Mozambique, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South-Africa, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

4.72" - 5.51" (12cm - 14cm) 

Temperature:

23,8 °F - 29,3 °F (23,8°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Parasitic 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Volva kilburni
• 
  Volva volva
  Weberschiffchen, Spindelkaurie

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-01-26 20:21:29 

Last edit:

2026-02-08 14:26:11 

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