Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Nacellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 83435). Temperate; 38°S - 56°S, 74°E - 58°E (Ref. 83435)
Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.6 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
It is found beneath rocks and rock crevices (Ref. 87801), and in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889). It feeds on algae (Ref. 87801).
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.
Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa. 2007. (Ref. 3436)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.7 - 14.3, mean 7.9 (based on 255 cells).