Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Lottiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species occurs mainly on the shell of Batillaria multiformis on sandy and muddy sedimentary shores at mid-intertidal level on rocks, but can also be found on the shell of B. cumingii, on boulders and empty shells (Refs. 7989, 75835) (Ref. 7989).
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.
Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa 2007 Worldwide Phylogeography of Limpets of the Order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, Morphological and Paleontological Evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 1-21. (Ref. 3436)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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