1. Start
  3. Snäckor med skal
  4. Melo
  5. Melo amphora
Anzeige
Fauna Marin GmbH Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik Osci Motion Whitecorals.com Fauna Marin GmbH

Melo amphora Diadem Volute

Melo amphora is commonly referred to as Diadem Volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien

Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023


Courtesy of the author Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien Dr.Ilze Keevy. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:
17575 
AphiaID:
385403 
Scientific:
Melo amphora 
German:
Diadem-Walzenschnecke 
English:
Diadem Volute 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Melo (Genus) > amphora (Species) 
Initial determination:
([Lightfoot, ]), 1786 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
23,3 °F - 29,3 °F (23,3°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2025-09-30 21:51:06 

Info

Melo amphora ([Lightfoot, 1786])

Synonymised names
Cymbium flammeum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Melo amphora amphora ([Lightfoot, 1786]) · unaccepted
Melo amphora knighti N. Jackson, 1954 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Voluta amphora [Lightfoot, 1786] · unaccepted (original combination)
Voluta armata Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Voluta cithara [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (synonym)
Voluta diadema Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Voluta haustrum [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (synonym)
Voluta regia Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Melo amphora amphora ([Lightfoot, 1786]) accepted as Melo amphora ([Lightfoot, 1786])
Subspecies Melo amphora knighti N. Jackson, 1954 accepted as Melo amphora ([Lightfoot, 1786]) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 03.07.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 03.07.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 03.07.2025.

Pictures

Spawn

Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA, Australia 2023

Commonly

Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2023
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA, Australia 2023
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Melo amphora,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2025

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss