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.

Tracey I Howley, Australia

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:

Phenacovolva aurantia
Phenacovolva barbieri
Phenacovolva brevirostris
Phenacovolva clenchi
Phenacovolva dancei
Phenacovolva morrisoni
Phenacovolva nectarea
Nektar Spindelkauri, Tokios Volva
Phenacovolva patriciae
Phenacovolva philippinarum
Phenacovolva poppei
Poppes Spindelkauri
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis
Pseudogracilis Spindel-Kauri
Phenacovolva rehderi
Rehders Spindelkauri
Phenacovolva rosea
Rosarote Spindel Kauri
Phenacovolva schmidi
Phenacovolva subreflexa
Phenacovolva zuidafrikaana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-11-22 16:32:48
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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wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 22.11.2025.

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Phenacovolva nectarea,La Balsa Park 2020

Phenacovolva nectarea,La Balsa Park 2019

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