Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Lottiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Hong Kong, Japan and Ryukyu Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This species occurs in the Saccoctrea zone on sandy bottoms. It is usually found on the shell of S. mordax in Ryukyu Islands and on S. cucullata in Hong Kong, but occasionally also on Crassostrea angulata or on rocks. Vertical distribution ranges from mid to high intertidal zone (Ref. 7989). Also in mangrove areas. Part of both the epibenthic and arboreal communities (Ref. 128397).
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.
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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