Metula inflatus
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Metula inflatus   (Houbrick, 1984)

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Buccinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 30 - 500 m (Ref. 85188), usually 284 - 284 m (Ref. 85188).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 3204. Common depth based on material examined from original description of the species Ref. 85188. Found on coarse sandy substrates at depths of 89 to 500 meters (Ref. 85188).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Houbrick, R.S. 1984 A new Metula species from the Indo-West Pacific (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(2):420-424. (Ref. 85188)

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