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Lithopoma americanum   (Gmelin, 1791)

American star snail

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Lithopoma americanum  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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drawing shows typical species in Turbinidae.

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: Known from Grover's Reef Atoll.
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: Bright, T.J., 2010
National Database:

Common names from other countries

American star snail, ... more

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

> Trochida () > Turbinidae (Turban shells)

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

; profondeur 0 - 33 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical; 34°N - 9°S, 97°W - 65°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm NG mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 83435)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

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

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Bright, T.J. 2010. (Ref. 85586)

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

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme


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Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.1 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 468 cells).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.