Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ovulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 150 m (Ref. 100565). Tropical
Western Pacific: Hong Kong, Philippines, and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Shell translucent with yellow tips. Body creamy white with dark red spots.
Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Maximum depth from Ref. 100566. Commensal with 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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.3 - 28.2, mean 26.6 (based on 93 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
