Volutopsius fragilis   (Dall, 1891)

Fragile whelk

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Buccinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 400 - 400 m (Ref. 83435).  Polar; 25°N - 25°N, 79°E - 79°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Western Central Atlantic and the Arctic: Bahamas and Alaska. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Feder, H.M., N.R. Foster, S.C. Jewett, T.J. Weingartner and R. Baxter. 1994. (Ref. 124566)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

| FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

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

Estimates of some properties based on models