Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Naticidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 2660 m (Ref. 119523). Polar; 80°N - 30°N, 164°W - 180°E
Eastern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
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.
Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid 1996 Megabenthic communities in the waters around Svalbard. Polar Biol. 16:431-446. (Ref. 2952)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.8 - 9.2, mean 3.9 (based on 409 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
