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Caecum vertebrale Hedley, 1899
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Caecidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 125681). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western and Eastern Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Shells and opercula of living specimens are pale yellow to brown, semi-transparent, and the septa a dense white. Buccal mass seen pinkish-red through the snout. Shells curve gently, and are more or less cylindrical. Shell diameter slightly increases from apex to aperture.
Found mid-intertidal, on fine to coarse sand with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Moretzsohn, F. and E.A. Kay. 1995. (Ref. 106786)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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