Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Fasciolariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 73 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 36°N - 0°N, 99°W - 48°W (Ref. 126198)
Western Atlantic: From North Carolina, USA to Amapá, Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)
Shell fusiform with about 9 rounded whorls. Surface smooth, except for very fine growth lines. Outer lip thin, with fine denticles on inner edge. Operculum thick, heavy. Colour: extremely variable, cream, light brown, to reddish orange with irregular blotches of darker brown, white, or cream. Brown spiral lines present. Living animal is bright orange.
On seagrass bottoms and sand flats (Ref. 355).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Leal, J.H. 2003 Gastropods. p. 99-147. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Ref. 355)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 334 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
