Melo aethiopicus Crowned Baler Snail, Philippine Melo

Melo aethiopicus is commonly referred to as Crowned Baler Snail, Philippine Melo. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

12262 

AphiaID:

590808 

Scientific:

Melo aethiopicus 

German:

Melonenschnecken, Philipinen Melo 

English:

Crowned Baler Snail, Philippine Melo 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Melo (Genus) > aethiopicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Timor Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

4.72" - 9.84" (12,5cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Predatory, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Melo aethiopicus
  Melonenschnecken, Philipinen Melo
• 
  Melo amphora
  Diadem-Walzenschnecke
• Melo ashmorensis
• Melo broderipii
• Melo georginae
• 
  Melo melo
  Melonenschnecke, Indische Walzenschnecke, Zebraschnecke
• 
  Melo miltonis
  Südliche Melonenschnecke
• Melo umbilicatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-07-25 20:00:18 

Last edit:

2019-07-25 20:14:00 

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