Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Strombidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from western Indonesia to western Polynesia; north to southern Japan, and south to northern Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 13.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Collected for shell trade and occasionally for subsistence (Ref. 349). Found on live coral reef areas (Ref. 799) as well as under or among dead coral slabs and boulders (Ref. 349). Also found in shallow subtidal zones. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2472 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.