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Ceratostoma foliatum   (Gmelin, 1791)

Leafy hornmouth

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ceratostoma foliatum  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Canada country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Pacific Northwest region (Ref. 94194). C: Refs. 93875, 93817, 93916; R: Ref. 94194.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Backe, N., S. Davies, K. Conley, G. Kosmider, G. Rasmussen, H. Ibey and K. Ladell, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Foliate thornmouth, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Neogastropoda () > Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)

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

; profondeur 0 - 60 m (Ref. 95344).   Subtropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: Alaska to California. Subtropical to boreal.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 865); common length : 8.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 312)

Description synthétique Morphologie

Description: Shell has spiral ridges. Has at least three prominent wing-like structures, worn off in older snails. Color is brown and white to creamy-white. Young snails have tooth-like projections on the lip of the shell (Ref. 312).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in the low intertidal zone. Uses the radula to bore through the calcareous shells of its prey (clams, mussels, and barnacles; Ref. 312) (Ref. 312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth. 1999. (Ref. 312)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.7 - 12, mean 8.9 (based on 132 cells).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.