Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Velutinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 1000 m (Ref. 118694). Temperate; 82°N - 42°N, 110°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)
Arctic, Pacific Ocean, Northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: North Sea; Alaska, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, south to central California. Polar to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 119523. Found on rocks in shallow waters to 20 m depth. Typically associated with the solitary stalked tunicate, Styela gibbsii (Ref. 95344).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter 1999 Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 79:385-399. (Ref. 3123)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.7 - 12.1, mean 6.4 (based on 919 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
