Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Cerithiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 337). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Length based on occurrence data; to be replaced with better reference. Found at depths of 10 to 30 m, on alga-covered rock (Ref. 337). Also from subtidal in lagoons and on reefs (Ref. 75835). Occur in mangrove ares. An epifaunal deposit feeder (Ref. 129221).
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.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28.8, mean 27.3 (based on 170 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
