Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Naticidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 460 m (Ref. 83435). Polar
Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
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.
Cantera, J.R. and P.M. Arnaud 1984 Les Gastéropodes prosobranches des Îles Kerguelen et Crozet (de l'Océan Indien) comparison écologique et particularités biologiques. Comité National Française des Recherches Antarctiques 56:1-169. (Ref. 87681)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.7 - 10.5, mean 6.6 (based on 390 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
