Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Strombidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 40 - 60 m (Ref. 108411). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in sand (Ref. 130068). Members of the family Strombidae are mostly herbivores, browsing on delicate algae, or swallowing sand and detritus to digest the decomposing plant matter (Ref. 349).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Al-Khayat, J.A. 1997 The marine Mollusca of the Qatari waters, Arabian Gulf. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 17(2):479-491. (Ref. 107880)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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