Gastropoda |
Siphonariida |
Siphonariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate; 32°S - 55°S, 74°E - 52°E (Ref. 83435)
Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.4 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); max. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 8702)
It is found in intertidal areas of rocky coasts in rock crevices, artificial substrates, on barnacles or mussels (Ref. 87801). It is also found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Egg masses are composed of numerous ovate egg capsules each containing a single embryo that develops within and emerges as a veliger larva. Indirect development.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.1 - 14.2, mean 9.5 (based on 269 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
