Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Caecidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 125681). Tropical
Western and Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Guam and Pitcairn.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Shell color varies from clear golden brown to dark brown, with a thin brown periostracum on the apertural half of the larger shells. Shell is slightly curved and almost cylindrical, only having a slight increase in diameter from apex to aperture. Shell surface with transverse growth lines which are more distinct behind the aperture. Septum varies in shape: from a dome, to a short rounded cyclinder, to a rounded-angled protruberance.
Found intertidal on sand, from silty calcareous to coarse with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
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.
Smith, B.D. 2003 Prosobranch gastropods of Guam. Micronesia 35-36:244-270. (Ref. 3116)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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