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Xenophora cerea   (Reeve, 1845)

Rough carrier shell

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Xenophora cerea

Australia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 117225.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fromont, J., M. Salotti, O. Gomez, S. Slack-Smith, C. Whisson, L. Marsh, A. Sampey, T. O'Hara, A. Miskelly and K. Naughton, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rough carrier shell, ... more

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

Gastropoda > Littorinimorpha () > Xenophoridae (carrier shells)

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

Benthic; depth range 18 - 78 m (Ref. 100335), usually 30 - 60 m (Ref. 117225).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Australia, Philippines and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference.

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

Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.6 - 28.5, mean 27.3 (based on 107 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).