Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ranellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 57 m (Ref. 100563). Tropical
Indo-Pacific. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Depth range is based on occurrence records (Refs. 100563, 104728); to be replaced with a better reference. Found offshore (Ref. 799). Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.9 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 252 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).