Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ranellidae | Cymatiinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 337). Tropical; 34°N - 13°S, 96°E - 15°E (Ref. 83435)
Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Known from immediate subtidal to 20 m, on rock (Ref. 337). Also found in offshore coral reefs (Ref. 83934). Dead shells frequent 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.
Smith, B.D. 2003. (Ref. 3116)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 1578 cells).
Price category
Unknown.