Melo melo, Indian volute

Melo melo   (Lightfoot, 1786)

Indian volute

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Volutidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 349).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Restricted to the Southeast Asian region.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 17.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Shell used as decorative items, or as scoops for salt, sugar and flour in the local markets. Also traditionally utilized by the native fishermen to bail out their boats (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.2 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 1972 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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