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Chicoreus pomum   (Gmelin, 1791)

Apple murex

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chicoreus pomum

Virgin Islands (US) 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/vq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Apple murex, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Neogastropoda () > Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)

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

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 200 m (Ref. 355).   Tropical; 37°N - 35°S, 33°W - 98°W

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Western Atlantic: Caribbean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.3 cm DL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 83435); common length : 12.5 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 355)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie

Shell heavy, thick, with rough surface. Sculpture of numerous spiral cords and axial ribs, spines absent. Varices strong but spineless. Siphonal canal curved. Colour: tan to brown, outer lip with 3 or 4 dark blotches. Aperture glossy, ivory, buff, salmon, or yellow, with dark brown spot on apical end of parietal wall.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

This species is found offshore, in coral reefs, cienaga facies, and mangroves, particularly on coral, rubble, rock, sand, seagrass and shell habitats (Ref. 83934). Diet: Bivalves (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Performs communal spawning.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Internet-bronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.1 - 27.5, mean 25.9 (based on 171 cells).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.