Gastropoda |
Neotaenioglossa |
Pickworthiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 17 - 51 m (Ref. 75835). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Japan, Philippines, Palau and Mariana Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in submarine caves (Ref. 75835).
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.
Le Renard, J. and P. Bouchet 2003 New species and genera of the family Pickworthiidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Zoosystema 25(4):569-591. (Ref. 7780)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
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): 25 - 28.8, mean 27.4 (based on 102 cells).
