Pachycymbiola brasiliana Brazilian Volute

Pachycymbiola brasiliana is commonly referred to as Brazilian Volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18265 

AphiaID:

1457762 

Scientific:

Pachycymbiola brasiliana 

German:

Brasilianische Volte 

English:

Brazilian Volute 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Pachycymbiola (Genus) > brasiliana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1811 

Occurrence:

Brazil, South Atlantic, Southwest Atlantic 

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:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 8.27" (21 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pachycymbiola brasiliana
  Brasilianische Volte
• 
  Pachycymbiola ferussacii
  Férussac Walzenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-11 14:01:58 

Last edit:

2026-04-11 14:01:58 

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