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Charonia variegata   (Lamarck, 1816)

Atlantic triton's trumpet

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Charonia variegata  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Belize 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: C: Ref. 83934; M: Ref. 83934.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Atlantic trumpet triton, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Littorinimorpha () > Ranellidae (triton shells)

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

Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 384 m (Ref. 83934).   Tropical; 34°N - 17°S, 97°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

In the past identified as Charonia tritonis in the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 37.4 cm DL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 83435); common length : 33.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morfologia

Shell elongate, large, heavy. Spire pointed, elongate. Anterior canal very short. Varices present on last whorls. Parietal region with narrow dark brown inner lip covered by regularly spaced, spirally oriented, white, cord-like plicae. Outer lip internally with pairs of fine white teeth superimposed on square blotches of dark brown colour. Colour: cream white with brown markings, usually crescent-shaped.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

This species is found shallow subtidal (Ref. 355), and on offshore coral reefs and cienaga facies, particularly on algae, boulder, coral, rock, sand and shell habitats (Ref. 83934).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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.

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

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Fonti Internet

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

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.9 - 27.1, mean 23.8 (based on 157 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.