| Tegulidae () |
| 3 cm SHD (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 28 years |
|
benthic; marine |
| Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Mexico. |
|
Shell is thick and dark purple to black; foot is black on the sides (Ref. 312). |
| It has a shell length of 2.5 cm. Fisheries: Over-harvesting for food in the early 1900s, mainly by Southern European immigrants, caused a drastic drop in population numbers. Today they are still harvested by both Americans of Southern European and Asian ancestries; heavy regulation by the Department of Fish and Game has allowed populations to recover (Ref. 312). |
|
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
|
|
|
Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
