Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Epitoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 95344). Temperate
Northeast Pacific: Alaska to Mexico. Subtropical to boreal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Associated with the sea anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima and the giant green anemone, A. xanthogrammica, where it typically feeds. Burrows in sand when exposed at low tide (Ref. 95344).
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.
Pacific Northwest Shell Club. 2014. (Ref. 94906)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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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 - 21, mean 9.8 (based on 50 cells).
Price category
Unknown.