Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Melongenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 44 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 23°N - 6°N, 93°E - 53°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)
Shell thick, pear-shaped, with large body whorl. Spire short, last few whorls bear single or double rows of spines. Suture deeply channelled. Anterior canal short and broad. Base of shell sometimes with a row of smaller, blunt spines. Colour: purplish brown, light grey, or white, with bluish, brownish or greyish bands.
Inhabits coastal lagoons, mangroves, river estuaries, and other low-salinity environments (Ref. 355).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Leal, J.H. 2003 Gastropods. p. 99-147. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Ref. 355)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.6 (based on 110 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
