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Litiopa melanostoma   Rang, 1829

Sargassum snail

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Litiopa melanostoma  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: C: Ref. 75835; O: Ref. 75835.
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: Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Brown sargassum snail, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Not assigned () > Litiopidae ()

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 805 m (Ref. 3446).   Tropical; 35°N - 34°S, 97°E - 35°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Pelagic (Ref. 109264). Found attached to floating debris (Ref. 75835). Found on offshore banks, on submergent vegetation (Ref. 109264).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.5 - 22.6, mean 17.3 (based on 385 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.