Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Naticidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Found on exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136). Occupy the mid and low intertidal zone. Graze on microalgae, encrusting macroalgae, and their spores. A non-homing limpet. Migrates to upper shore levels in winter (Ref. 127113). A fouling species attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121). Shell serves as a substratum for the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite (Ref. 127116).
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.
Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa 2007 Worldwide Phylogeography of Limpets of the Order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, Morphological and Paleontological Evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 1-21. (Ref. 3436)
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 compositionFood consumptionPredators Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 1626 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
