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Cassis madagascariensis   Lamarck, 1822

Emperor helmet

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Trinidad and Tobago country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Littorinimorpha () > Cassidae (helmet and bonnet shells)

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

; rango de profundidad 3 - 183 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical; 35°N - 10°N, 90°E - 65°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm DL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 83435); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morfología

Shell very large, heavy. Spire short. Shell surface with 3 rows of large knobs on body whorl. Parietal shield large and well defined, triangular. Outer lip with inner tooth-like projections. Colour: pale cream, parietal shield pale to deep salmon. Outer lip entirely cream or cream white sometimes with light brown between teeth.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Largest species of the family in the Atlantic ocean (Ref. 355). Maximum depth from Ref. 109264. On sand bottoms near seagrass beds, at shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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.

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.1 - 27.5, mean 24.8 (based on 130 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.