Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Tegulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 83934). Tropical; 34°N - 17°S, 97°E - 35°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 109264. This species is found in subtidal, intertidal, and offshore cienaga facies, coral reefs, reef lagoons, and mangroves, particularly on algae, boulder, coral, rocky, sand, sand seagrass habitats (Ref. 83934).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Bright, T.J. 2010. (Ref. 85586)
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): 24.1 - 28, mean 26.8 (based on 268 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
