Chorus giganteus, Top shell whelk : fisheries
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Chorus giganteus   (Lesson, 1831)

Top shell whelk

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae

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

; djupintervall 5 - 20 m (Ref. 106787).  Subtropical; 22°S - 44°S, 75°W - 70°W

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Chile, from Valdivia to Antofagasta.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 122474)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inshore species (Ref. 122473). Inhabits shallow marine environments (Ref. 106607). Found in the subtidal zone at depths of 5 to 20 m (Ref. 106787). Buried in subtidal soft bottom at 8 to 12 cm (Ref. 106607). Also found in areas with small rocks (Ref. 122472). Feeds on the bivalve Tagelus dombeii (Ref. 106607).

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

Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. 2011 Nomina de Especies. http://www.sernapesca.cl/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=47&func=startdown&id=5055 [Accessed 28 May 2012]. (Ref. 90098)

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

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiellt viktig
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Trophic Ecology
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Ekologi
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Population dynamics
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Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
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FAO områden
Ekosystem
Förekomster
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Physiology
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Taxonomy
Populärnamn
synonymer
Morfologi
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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