Gastropoda |
Archaeogastropoda |
Pseudococculinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 3610 - 3610 m (Ref. 3430). Temperate
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.9 cm ShL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3430)
Depth based from type locality (Ref. 3430); to be replaced with a better reference
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
McLean, J.H. 1988 Three new limpets of the family Pseudococculinidae from abyssal depths (Mollusca, Archaegastroda). Zoologica Scripta 17(2):155-160. (Ref. 3430)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
