Architectonica maxima, Giant sundial

Architectonica maxima   (Philippi, 1849)

Giant sundial

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Architectonica maxima

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

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Architectonicidae

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

; djupintervall 10 - 280 m (Ref. 349), usually 10 - 50 m (Ref. 349).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, including the Persian Gulf to the Society Islands; north to Japan, and south to New Caledonia, Australia and possibly New Zealand. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm SHD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 821); common length : 5.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occasional bycatch of shrimp trawlers (Ref. 349). Most common in shallow waters (Ref. 349). In general, members of the family Architectonicidae are carnivores (Ref. 67623).

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

Members of the order Heterostropha are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.1 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1836 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.