Gastropoda |
Mesogastropoda |
Pomatiopsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; depth range 0 - 1 m, usually 0 - 0 m. Boreal
Northern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
An amphibious mollusk occurring in the littoral zone, above the high tide mark (spray zone), usually associated with oyster beds. Found in upper intertidal zone under rocks (Ref. 75835).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Mesogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Prozorova, L.A. 2003 Morphological features of supralittoral mollusks of the genus Cecina (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan. Russian Journal of Marine Biology 29(1):49-52. (Ref. 76958)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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