Gastropoda |
Archaeogastropoda |
Neritopsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Palau.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
It is found in submarine caves (Ref. 101795).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.
Kase, T. and Y. Kano 1999 Bizarre gastropod Pluviostilla palauensis gen. et sp. nov. from a submarine cave in Palau (Micronesia), possibly with neritopsine affinity. Japanese Journal of Malacology 58(1):1-8. (Ref. 101795)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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