Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Buccinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 100 - 800 m (Ref. 83435). Deep-water; 49°N - 41°S, 59°W - 179°E (Ref. 106831)
Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 106831. Outer shelf-upper bathyal species (Ref. 106069). Found on hard bottom (Ref. 106069) and exposed sandy beach (Ref. 84279). Ranellinae are generalist predators, feeding on echinoderms, ascidians and polychaetes (Ref. 87385)
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.
IUCN. 2006. (Ref. 7800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.9 - 15.7, mean 14.2 (based on 163 cells).