Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Nassariidae
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 110 m (Ref. 101020). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: from East and South Africa, to western Polynesia; north to Japan and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Sometimes found in local markets (Ref. 349). Shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 349). Most Nassariidae are omnivores and facultative scavengers (Ref. 108572). Members of the order Neogastropoda 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 Neogastropoda 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. 115185)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 2396 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Price category
