Gastropoda |
Neotaenioglossa |
Obtortionidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Iran, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Shell varies from white to purple-gray. With straighter spire outlines, giving the shell a more conical appearance. Operculum is thin, transparent yellow, almost circular, has a central nucleus, and consists of about 5 whorls. The cephalic tentacles are translucent and colorless, although sometimes there can be a presence of two or three small, dense, white spots. The moderately large black eyes are in weak swellings at the outer tentacle bases.
Lower intertidal, in mud (Ref. 128859).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Poppe, G.T. 2008 Philippine marine mollusks. Vol. 1 (Gastropoda - Part 1). ConchBooks. 759 p. (Ref. 86518)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models