Vexillum melongena
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Vexillum melongena   (Lamarck, 1811)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Vexillum melongena  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Costellariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 55 - 91 m (Ref. 100451).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Taiwan, New Caledonia and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 100452.

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lee, S. and S. Chao 2005 Shallow-water marine shells from the mouth of Baoli River, Southern Taiwan. Coll. And Res. 19:5-15. (Ref. 77676)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.2 - 28.1, mean 26.9 (based on 69 cells).

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