Fasciolaria tulipa   (Linnaeus, 1758)

True tulip

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Fasciolariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 73 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical; 36°N - 0°N, 99°W - 48°W (Ref. 126198)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: From North Carolina, USA to Amapá, Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morphology

Shell fusiform with about 9 rounded whorls. Surface smooth, except for very fine growth lines. Outer lip thin, with fine denticles on inner edge. Operculum thick, heavy. Colour: extremely variable, cream, light brown, to reddish orange with irregular blotches of darker brown, white, or cream. Brown spiral lines present. Living animal is bright orange.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

On seagrass bottoms and sand flats (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.6 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 334 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.