Gastropoda |
Neotaenioglossa |
Cassidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 3446), usually 0 - 3 m (Ref. 3446). Tropical; 35°N - 20°S, 97°W - 0°W (Ref. 3446)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)
This species is found in intertidal and offshore coral reefs, on sand and seagrass habitats (Ref. 83934). Also on offshore banks (Ref. 109264). Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults (Ref. 833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 545 cells).
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