Siphonaria lessoni, Pulmonate limpet

Siphonaria lessoni   Blainville, 1824

Pulmonate limpet

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Siphonariida | Siphonariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Temperate; 32°S - 55°S, 74°E - 52°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic Indian Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.4 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); max. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 8702)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found in intertidal areas of rocky coasts in rock crevices, artificial substrates, on barnacles or mussels (Ref. 87801). It is also found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Egg masses are composed of numerous ovate egg capsules each containing a single embryo that develops within and emerges as a veliger larva. Indirect development.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)

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

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.1 - 14.2, mean 9.5 (based on 269 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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