Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Trochidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa to eastern Indonesia; north to the Philippines and south to northern Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 821); common length : 1.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Shell small and lenticular. Spire low with slightly convex, shallow incised suture surrounding the whorl. Periphery of body whorl regularly rounded. Entire surface of shell smooth and polished. Colouration: shell shiny, highly variable in pattern and coloration, in shades of grey, brown, olive green, pink, pred, yellow or white (Ref. 128042).
In local markets, vendors traditionally give the buyer aromatic thorns (Acacia pennata) to pry the meat out of the small shell. Also used in the shellcraft industry (Ref. 128042), to make dolls and decorative items (Ref. 349). Found on fine sandy (Ref. 128042) and muddy substrate (Ref 126564). Also found in shallow subtidal water. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3214 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
