Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ovulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
. Tropical
Western Pacific: Hong Kong and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Shell with three color morphs: deep purple-brown, pinkish-white, and orange. Morphs match the color of their hosts. Body creamy white, having a magenta band behind eyes, parallel with the tentacles.
On gorgonian hosts. Feed on host's mucus, or graze on algae and detritus on the host's surface (Ref. 125532). Commensal with Ellisella gracilis (Ref. 126204).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Poppe, G.T. 2008 Philippine marine mollusks. Vol. 1 (Gastropoda - Part 1). ConchBooks. 759 p. (Αναφ. 86518)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Population dynamicsΑύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
