Volegalea cochlidium Spiral Melongena, Winding Stair Shell

Volegalea cochlidium is commonly referred to as Spiral Melongena, Winding Stair Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18584 

AphiaID:

754350 

Scientific:

Volegalea cochlidium 

German:

Gewundene Treppenschnecke 

English:

Spiral Melongena, Winding Stair Shell 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Melongenidae (Family) > Volegalea (Genus) > cochlidium (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, India, Indo Pacific, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sri Lanka, Torres Strait (North Australia), Vietnam 

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:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Banks, Soft grounds, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

4.72" - 5.91" (12cm - 15cm) 

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) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Volegalea carnaria
• 
  Volegalea cochlidium
  Gewundene Treppenschnecke
• Volegalea dirki

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-03 19:36:12 

Last edit:

2026-09-03 19:47:34 

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