Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Fissurellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical; 29°S - 33°S, 179°W - 176°W
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Kermadec.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Low tidal on algal-covered rock (Ref. 337). Living on rocks under a coral-like alga, plentiful (Ref. 88739).
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.
Brook, F.J. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(2):185-233. (Ref. 337)
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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