Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Melongenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 75 m (Αναφ. 83435). Subtropical; 43°N - 18°N, 92°W - 66°W (Αναφ. 83435)
Western Atlantic Ocean: USA: From Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Cape Canaveral, Florida (Ref. 101477); Mexico: northern coast of Campeche (Ref. 101490).
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm 10.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.9 cm DL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 104440. Intertidal (Ref. 106829) to subtidal (Ref. 101477). Found in sand flats (Ref. 101477). Carnivorous. Forages on intertidal flats and creeks fringed by oyster reef and in subtidal channels (Ref. 106829). Preys on bivalves (Refs. 101524, 101525) such as oysters, scallops and clams (Ref. 106829). It uses the lip of its shell, synchronous with its foot, to penetrate, break off and force open the valves of its prey (Refs. 101524, 101525).
Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos emerged into miniature adults which further develop into grown adults (Ref. 833).
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum 2005 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K. (Αναφ. 19)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.6 - 25.6, mean 19.8 (based on 130 cells).
Ελαστικότητα
Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (K=0.12-0.63; tm=5).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
