Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Xenophoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 250 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to eastern Indonesia; north to the Philippines and south to southern Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm ShH hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 10.0 cm SHW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)
Occasionally collected in shrimp trawls. Shell used in shellcraft (Ref. 349). Found on the bottoms of the continental shelf and upper slope. Also from shallow subtidal waters (Ref. 349). Members of the family Xenophoridae feed directly on sediments (Ref. 107881), collecting tiny detritus (Ref. 349) and foraminiferans (Ref. 104247).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
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
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.1 - 28.6, mean 27.3 (based on 918 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
