Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Retusidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Shell is small, elongate-oval. Attenuated above, elongate and rounded below. White in color, thin, and semipellucid. Spire is sunken and deeply perforated. Body whorl is large, with the surface sculptured with wavy spirarl striae at both ends. Aperture is narrow, length is same as the whorl. Outer lip is slightly straight and the basal margin is rounded. Columellar lip slightly thickened and curved. Umbilicus is narrow and slit-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)
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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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 cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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