Crenavolva marmorata Marbled Spindle Cowry

Crenavolva marmorata is commonly referred to as Marbled Spindle Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17975 

AphiaID:

430692 

Scientific:

Crenavolva marmorata 

German:

Marmorierte Spindelkauri 

English:

Marbled Spindle Cowry 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Crenavolva (Genus) > marmorata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Fehse, 2007 

Occurrence:

New Caledonia 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 0.39" (0,8cm - 1,2cm) 

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:

• 
  Crenavolva aureola
  Goldene Eischnecke
• Crenavolva cruenta
• Crenavolva grovesi
• Crenavolva guidoi
• Crenavolva janae
• 
  Crenavolva leopardus
  Leopard Eischnecke
• 
  Crenavolva marmorata
  Marmorierte Spindelkauri
• Crenavolva martini
• Crenavolva matsumiyai
• Crenavolva nanshaensis
• Crenavolva philippei
• Crenavolva striatula
• Crenavolva tinctura
• Crenavolva tokuoi
• 
  Crenavolva traillii
  Trails Spindelkauri
• Crenavolva virgo
• Crenavolva vitrea
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-12-19 13:35:02 

Last edit:

2025-12-19 13:38:30 

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