Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Fissurellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 105490). Subtropical; 3°S - 56°S, 82°W - 68°W
Southeast Pacific: from Huarmey, Peru to Cape Horn, Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
It is taken as food, and by the collectors and divers (Ref. 105490). Inhabits low intertidal and high subtidal levels, under Lessonia sp. leaves on exposed rocky shores (Ref. 105995). It encrusts on algae, and on the undersides of large flat rocks at low tide (Ref. 105490). Consumes diatoms (Ref. 106101).
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.
Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. 2011. (Ref. 90098)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.2 - 20.9, mean 15.8 (based on 150 cells).