Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Fissurellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 796 m (Ref. 78694). Tropical; 39°N - 28°S, 98°W - 15°W (Ref. 3446)
Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.1 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)
Minimum depth from Ref. 3446, 0-100 m but lives at 0-46m. Maximum depth from specimen dredged at 435 fathoms (Ref. 78694). Inhabits cienaga facies, coral reefs, intertidal, mangroves offshore and reef lagoons. Found on a variety of substrates such as algae, ascidians, corals, octocorals, rocks, rubble and sand (Ref. 83934).
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.
Vittor, B.A. 2002. (Ref. 3209)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12 - 23.6, mean 18 (based on 200 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
