Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Tegulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 3.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)
Shell is broad, thick and smooth with a round conical shape. The shell is brown to orange-brown with an orange foot (Ref. 312).
It has a shell length 3.5 cm (Ref. 312). Habitat: Occurs in the middle low intertidal and shallow subtidal zones on rocky shores; also upper blades and stipes of off-shore kelp. Diet: multiple species of algae, both micro and macroscopic. Predator: sea stars and sea otters (Ref. 312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth 1999 Phylum Mollusca. Marine Science Institute. (Ref. 312)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet composition
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 19, mean 13.1 (based on 106 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
