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Hiatavolva depressa Cowry Allies, Ovulid snail

Hiatavolva depressais commonly referred to as Cowry Allies, Ovulid snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Depressed spindle cowrie (Hiatavolva depressa), Indonesia 2019


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lexID:
12918 
AphiaID:
431244 
Scientific:
Hiatavolva depressa 
German:
Spindelkaurie 
English:
Cowry Allies, Ovulid Snail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Hiatavolva (Genus) > depressa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby III, ), 1875 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor Sea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,2cm - 3,1cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-28 17:00:22 

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Hiatavolva depressa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1875)

Hiatavolva depressa is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.

Ovulids are carnivorous. Prey on sea fans, sea whips and soft corals, biting off the polyps and chewing up their tissues. Each Ovulid specialises in a particular prey and they usually mimic their prey perfectly.

Synonymised names:
Hiata depressa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1875)
Ovulum depressum G. B. Sowerby III, 1875 (original combination)
Phenacovolva praenominata Iredale, 1935
Radius gracillimus Schilder, 1925

External links

  1. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Depressed spindle cowrie (Hiatavolva depressa), Indonesia 2019

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