Melongena melongena West Indian Crown Conch, Brown Crown Conch, Black Crown Conch, Fiber Conch

Melongena melongena is commonly referred to as West Indian Crown Conch, Brown Crown Conch, Black Crown Conch, Fiber Conch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17623 

AphiaID:

420062 

Scientific:

Melongena melongena 

German:

Westindische Kronenschnecke, Westindische Krone 

English:

West Indian Crown Conch, Brown Crown Conch, Black Crown Conch, Fiber Conch 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Melongenidae (Family) > Melongena (Genus) > melongena (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bonaire, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

up to 7.48" (19 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, 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:

• Melongena bispinosa
• 
  Melongena corona
  Amerikanische Kronenschnecke, Florida Kronenschnecke
• 
  Melongena melongena
  Westindische Kronenschnecke, Westindische Krone
• Melongena patula

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-23 12:58:56 

Last edit:

2025-07-23 13:10:56 

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