Common names from other countries
Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Lottiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: from Oregon to Baja California.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
The species contains limatulone, a triterpene which inhibits fish and crab predation. It is located in the foot tissue of the species (Refs. 100100, 100405) (Ref. 100405).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Pawlik, J.R., K.F. Albizati and D.J. Faulkner. 1986. (Ref. 100405)
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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Price category
Unknown.