Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Philinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 9 m (Ref. 2851). Subtropical
Eastern Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: northern Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Inhabits sandy areas from the low tide mark to several hundred meters of depth. Commonly found in tidal swimming pools with a sandy bottom. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 866). It is a carnivorous species (Ref. 96498).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala 2003 Changes in benthic community structure due to clam dreging on the Algarve coast and the importance of seasonal analysis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83:719-729. (Ref. 2851)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9 - 21.3, mean 15.7 (based on 1422 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
