Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Babyloniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 3204). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.9 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 126558)
Characterized by broad, ovately conical and moderately short shell; spire prominent and pointed; sutural canal conspicuous, wide and deep with angulate keel-like shoulder; body whorl somewhat flattened between the shoulder and above the periphery; aperture about half of shell height; umbilicus varying from wide open to completely closed. Ground colour white; blotches of varying shapes and sizes that are generally arranged in spiral bands, ranging from pinkish-orange to dark brown; periostracum thin, brown.
Maximum depth from Ref. 799. Found on mud, fine sand and shell substrates (Refs. 3204, 126558). Also found amongst seagrass bed during the evening low spring tide (Ref. 126558).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
The Academy of Natural Sciences. 2006. (Ref. 3204)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.5 - 29.2, mean 28.3 (based on 1574 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.42).
