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Melongena melongena   (Linnaeus, 1758)

West Indian crown conch

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Melongena melongena  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Melongena melongena


Guatemala 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:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Neogastropoda () > Melongenidae (Melongenas)

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

; tiefenbereich 0 - 44 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical; 23°N - 6°N, 93°E - 53°E (Ref. 83435)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.2 cm DL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 83435); common length : 15.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 355)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie

Shell thick, pear-shaped, with large body whorl. Spire short, last few whorls bear single or double rows of spines. Suture deeply channelled. Anterior canal short and broad. Base of shell sometimes with a row of smaller, blunt spines. Colour: purplish brown, light grey, or white, with bluish, brownish or greyish bands.

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal lagoons, mangroves, river estuaries, and other low-salinity environments (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

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

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell
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Internet Quellen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (Genom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Gehe zu, Suchen) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.6 (based on 110 cells).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.