Gastropoda |
Archaeogastropoda |
Pleurotomariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 80 - 600 m (Ref. 75835). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East and south China sea, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia and Andaman islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Found in depths of 80 to 600 m, on coarse gravel and sand (Ref. 75835).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.1 - 20.8, mean 14.8 (based on 171 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.