Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ranellidae | Cymatiinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 83934). Tropical; 40°N - 24°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumtropical: from Japan to Pitcairn Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 8.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Locally collected for food and for the shell (Ref. 349). Common under coral slabs. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349). It is also found offshore, on coral reefs, cienaga facies, and mangroves, particularly on pilings, cirripeds, coral, mud, rock, sand, seagrass, and shell habitats (Ref. 83934).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3310 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.