Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Raphitomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 367 - 409 m (Ref. 125495). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: South Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125495)
Shell fusiform-biconical, thin-walled, semi-translucent, smooth with no distinct carina. Protoconch orange, broadly conical, diagonally cancellate whorls. Teleoconch of 6.5 pale cream whorls, suture impressed, whorl porifile convez, with moderate, non-carinate angulation at periphery. Sculpture of regularly spaced, fine, shallow striae, uniformaly pronounced over entire shell surface, and dense collabral growth lines. Aperture elongate, approximately half of shell length; outer lip thin, inner lip whitish, with thin callus, straight. Head wide, cephalic tentacles of median size, cylindrical; small black eyes situated at their bases. Radular teeth of hypodermic type.
Maximum length and depth range based on type material; to be replaced with a better reference. Known from upper bathyl depths (Ref. 125495).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hallan, A., F. Criscione, A. Fedosov and N. Puillandre 2021 Few and far apart: integrative taxonomy of Australian species of Gladiobela and Pagodibela (Conoidea: Raphitomidae) reveals patterns of wide distributions and low abundance. Invertebrate Systematics 35(2):181-202. (Ref. 125495)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
