Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cassidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to northern Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 9.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Common on exposed sand flats and close to dead coral areas. Shallow subtidal zones. Feed on sea urchins of the "sand dollar" group. Egg capsules forming an irregular mass which is the result of several females spawning together (Ref. 349).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2842 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
