Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Cerithiopsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 65 m (Ref. 83934). Tropical; 35°N - 28°S, 87°E - 67°E (Ref. 83435)
Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Minimum depth from Ref. 109264. This species is found offshore in coral reefs, cienaga facies, bays and coves, particularly on algae, pilings, coral, mud, polychaetes, rock, sand, seagrass, shell and sponge 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.
Rodríguez-Sevilla, L., R. Vargas and J. Cortés. 2009. (Ref. 83934)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.3 - 28, mean 25.4 (based on 298 cells).
Price category
Unknown.