Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Retusidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical; 72°N - 36°S, 32°W - 42°E
Western Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This is an epibenthic species (Ref. 95730) that Inhabits shallow estuaries where it burrows in mud or sand in tidal marshes. Feeds on foraminiferans (Ref. 866).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Gosliner, T. 1987. (Ref. 866)
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): 7.3 - 16.3, mean 10.6 (based on 550 cells).
Price category
Unknown.