Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ovulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong, Philippines and Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Shell is fawn, with yellow tips. Pale transverse band present dorsally across broadest part. Body is creamy white.
Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference. Occur in depths of less than 5 meters, on gorgonian hosts. Graze on host tissues, which also dictates the color it will become (Ref. 125532). Parasitic to Euplexaura curvata (Ref. 126204).
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.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
