Cellana testudinaria, Turtle limpet

Cellana testudinaria   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Turtle limpet

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Nacellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 2 - 7 m (Ref. 100950).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Islands to Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 7.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)

Short description Morfologi

Shell semi-translucent, solid, regular and large. Outline rounded-ovate. Apex ca. anterior 1/3 of SL. External sculpture faint, with subequal low radial riblets. Colouration: Outside of shell greenish to yellowish brown; aperture with continuous brown margin; inside color bluish silver (Ref. 128042).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Used as food by coastal populations throughout its range (Ref. 349). Found on rocky intertidal shores (Ref. 128042), on volcanic rocks (Ref. 349) such as granite (Ref. 799). Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Internet-källor

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2974 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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