Gastropoda |
Patellogastropoda |
Fissurellidae
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 525 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 32°N - 22°S, 97°E - 29°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: East Florida to Brazil, Bermuda.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Found on hard substrate (Ref. 109264). Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults (Ref. 833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Miloslavich, P., J.M. DÃaz, E. Klein, J.J. Alvarado, C. DÃaz, J. Gobin, E. Escobar-Briones, Motta, J.J. Cruz, E. Weil, J. Cortés, A.C. Bastidas, R. Roberston, F. Zapata, A. MartÃn, J. Castillo, A. Kazandjian and M. Ortiz. 2010. (Ref. 86671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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