Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Mollu
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 13 m (Ref. 99737). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia, Pitcairn and Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence in French Polynesia (Refs. 99737, 99738); to be replaced with a better reference.
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.
Preece, R.C. 1995 The composition and relationships of the marine molluscan fauna of the Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Island: biogeography, ecology and prehistory. Benton, T. G. and T. Spencer (eds). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56:339-358. (Ref. 87907)
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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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.2 (based on 179 cells).
