Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Costasiellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - ? m (Ref. 128493). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: South Africa, the Maldives, Indonesia, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii .
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128493)
Depth and maximum size based on holotype (Ref. 128493). Specimens were found laying eggs on the green alga Avrainvillea sp (Ref. 128493).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cunha, T.J., J. Fernández-Simón, M. Petrula, G. Giribet and J. Moles 2023 Photographic checklist, DNA barcoding, and new species of sea slugs and snails from the Faafu Atoll, Maldives (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia and Vetigastropoda). Diversity 15:1-29. (Ref. 128493)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
