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Phenacovolva rosea Rosy Spindle Cowry

Phenacovolva rosea is commonly referred to as Rosy Spindle Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Rosy Spindle Cowry - Phenacovolva rosea, Indonesia 2019


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lexID:
5448 
AphiaID:
431194 
Scientific:
Phenacovolva rosea 
German:
Rosarote Spindel Kauri 
English:
Rosy Spindle Cowry 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ovulidae (Family) > Phenacovolva (Genus) > rosea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Adams, ), 1855 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 250 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.59" - 2.56" (1.5cm - 6.5cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist 
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:
2025-07-26 14:07:24 

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Gorgonien Spindel Cowry
Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)

Phenacovolva rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries
Shell size 14 - 65 mm

The colour patterns of their mantles closely resemble the prey species leading to remarkable camouflage. This is due to the phenomenon of “alimentary homochromy” (obtaining the same color as the host by feeding on the host).

Synonymised names
Birostra rosea (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Neosimnia lanceolata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) sensu J. K. Allan, 1956 · unaccepted
Ovula adamsii (Dunker, 1877) · unaccepted
Ovula philippinarum G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 sensu Tryon, 1885 · unaccepted
Ovulum roseum (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Phenacovolva (Phenacovolva) rosea (A. Adams, 1855) · alternative representation
Phenacovolva (Phenacovolva) rosea rosea (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Phenacovolva birostris (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Hart, 1994 · unaccepted
Volva adamsii Dunker, 1877 · unaccepted
Volva carpenteri Dunker, 1877 · unaccepted
Volva rosea A. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Volva sowerbyana Weinkauff, 1881 sensu J. K. Allan, 1956 · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Phenacovolva rosea schmidi Fehse & Wiese, 1993 accepted as Phenacovolva schmidi Fehse & Wiese, 1993 (original combination)

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