Monetaria annulus, Gold ring cowrie : fisheries
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Monetaria annulus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gold ring cowrie

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Monetaria annulus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Monetaria annulus
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Classificatie / Namen Lokale namen | Synoniemen | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Cypraeidae

Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie

Benthic; diepte 1 - 8 m (Ref. 101216).  Tropical

Verspreiding Territories | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Introducties

Indo-Pacific.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 349)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthisch)

Mainly collected for shellcraft. Formerly used as a currency in many areas of the world, the shell is also still used as a divinatory item by some animist tribes, particularly in tropical Africa. Empty shells of Cypraea annulus collected outside this area were carried there by ships when to his cowry was used as a currency (Ref. 349). Widespread in the shallow water, occurring in every kind of habitat (Ref. 349). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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.

Hoofdreferentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Trofische ecologie
Voedsel (prooien)
Dieetsamenstelling
Voedselconsumptie
Predatoren
Ecologie
Populatiedynamica
Groei
Max. leeftijden / maten
Lengte-gewicht rel.
Lengte-lengte rel.
Lengtefrequenties
Massaconversie
Abundantie
Levenscyclus
Voortplanting
Maturiteit
Fecunditeit
Paaien
Eieren
Ontwikkeling van de eieren
Larven
Fysiologie
Zuurstofverbruik
Menselijk gerelateerd
Postzegels, munten, diversen.
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Schattingen op basis van modellen

Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij
(Ref. 71543)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.