Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Turbinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 109264). Tropical; 26°N - 18°S, 87°E - 32°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)
Shell rounded, turbinate, shell base convex, umbilicus small. Sculpture consisting of low, smooth spiral cords (16 to 19 on last whorl). Deep groove present below suture. Operculum circular smoothish. Colour: variable, glossy yellowish to orange to red, with irregular markings.
On rocks, near seaweeds, in subtidal to 120 m (Ref. 355).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.7 - 27.4, mean 25.5 (based on 119 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).