Gastropoda |
Patellogastropoda |
Acmaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 865). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea, Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico. Boreal to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865); common length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)
Northeast Pacific; Eastern Central Pacific: from the Bering Sea to Mexico. 3.5 cm long, shell size. Description: Shell has a high pointed cone shape, entirely white and smooth, often covered with pink coralline algae (Ref. 312). Occurs in low intertidal zones (Ref. 312). Also in shallow subtidal areas, on rocks with encrusting coralline algae (Ref. 95344). Herbivorous, prefers red and pink coralline algae (Ref. 312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth 1999 Phylum Mollusca. Marine Science Institute. Http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:EEiLeA0OeAMJ:www2.ucsc.edu/simp/guide.pdf+Nuttalina+californica&hl=tl&gl=ph&ct=clnk&cd=8 [accessed 20/01/06] (Ref. 312)
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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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 17.5, mean 10.1 (based on 499 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
