Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cassidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 77 - 1032 m (Ref. 105403). Subtropical; 56°N - 29°N, 32°W - 35°E
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean: from Azores to Porcupine Bank Ireland, south to Morocco and east to Cyprus.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 105622. Occurs on soft bottoms of several mud volcanoes (Ref. 105640). Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 122967) and slope (Ref. 105629). Members of the family Cassidae are carnivores with a single pair or large salivary glands, feeding on echinoderms (Ref. 106989).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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.
Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp. (Ref. 85339)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.3 - 15.1, mean 14.2 (based on 91 cells).
