Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Fissurellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Easter Island and French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87884)
Shell is small and white, broadly oval and elevated. Apex is posteriorly directed and about 1/4 of the total length from the posterior margin. Strongly cancellated by axial ribs and concentric lirae.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Rehder, H.A. 1980. (Ref. 87884)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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