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Cyrtulus undatus Wavy Spindle, Legrand's Spindle

Cyrtulus undatus is commonly referred to as Wavy Spindle, Legrand's Spindle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Franca Wermuth, Schweiz

Cyrtulus undatus,Cabanbanan, Provinz Romblon, Philippinen 2015


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lexID:
18206 
AphiaID:
1318015 
Scientific:
Cyrtulus undatus 
German:
Gewellte Spindelschnecke, Legrands Spindelschnecke 
English:
Wavy Spindle, Legrand's Spindle 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Fasciolariidae (Family) > Cyrtulus (Genus) > undatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Tahiti, Tulamben, 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:
1 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2.36" - 9.84" (6cm - 25,3cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 86 °F (20°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Snails, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-08 19:31:07 

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Cyrtulus undatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Legrand's wavy spindle is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies..

Synonymised names
Fusinus undatus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Fusus incrassatus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted
Murex undatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)

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