Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Turbinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 40 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.5 cm ShH hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 6.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)
Collected for food and for its highly polished, colorful shell. The operculum is well known in shell jewelry under the name "cat's eye" (Ref. 349). Inhabits sublittoral and in relatively protected habitats. Found in intertidal to 30 m, on coral (Ref. 75835).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.1 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 920 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
