Cymbiola nivosa

Cymbiola nivosa
Cymbiola nivosa, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar

Distribution

Temperate Australasia


Description

Pointed but not projecting shoulders and characteristic bands that are made up of short, aligned, wavy stripes. It is the most common species of volute found by divers on the central west coast and often occurs in groups.


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: 0-20m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Vulnerable

Occurrence: Infrequent (3.6% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney