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Phenacovolva nectarea Nectar Spindle Cowrie, Tokio's Volva, Gorgonian Spindle Cowry

Phenacovolva nectarea is commonly referred to as Nectar Spindle Cowrie, Tokio's Volva, Gorgonian Spindle Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Phenacovolva nectarea,La Balsa Park 2019


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lexID:
17903 
AphiaID:
467630 
Scientific:
Phenacovolva nectarea 
German:
Nektar Spindelkauri, Tokios Volva 
English:
Nectar Spindle Cowrie, Tokio's Volva, Gorgonian Spindle Cowry 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Phenacovolva (Genus) > nectarea (Species) 
Initial determination:
Iredale, 1930 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-22 16:40:11 

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Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale, 1930

Phenacovolva nectarea is a species of a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Eats antipatharian black corals.

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  1. wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 22.11.2025.

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