Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cypraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 140 m (Ref. 83934). Tropical; 37°N - 30°S, 100°W - 28°W (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: From North Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
This species is found intertidal and offshore, in coral reefs and reef lagoons, particularly on algae, boulder, coral, octocoral, rock, rubble, sand and sponge habitats (Ref. 83934). Also on seagrass (Ref. 109264).
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.
Heiman, E. 2007 List of living cowry taxa Version 01. Personnal communication (12/08). (Ref. 8761)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.6 (based on 278 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
