Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ranellidae | Cymatiinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 118675). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from Red Sea to Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Japan to New Zealand. Tropical and temperate.
All reports of Charonia tritonis in the Mediterranean are Charonia variegata (Ref. 114477).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114242)
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.
Smith, B.D. 2003. (Ref. 3116)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.9 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1273 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.