Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Truncatellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Members of the family Truncatellidae feed on plant detritus and algae (Ref. 108682).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Cardigos, F., F. Tempera, S. Avila, J. Gonçalves, A. Colaço and R.S. Santos. 2006. (Ref. 3512)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.7 - 20.2, mean 14 (based on 733 cells).
Price category
Unknown.