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Melongena melongena   (Linnaeus, 1758)

West Indian crown conch

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Melongena melongena

Guatemala 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/gt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Crown conch, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Neogastropoda () > Melongenidae (Melongenas)

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

; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 44 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical; 23°N - 6°N, 93°E - 53°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.2 cm DL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 83435); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morfologia

Shell thick, pear-shaped, with large body whorl. Spire short, last few whorls bear single or double rows of spines. Suture deeply channelled. Anterior canal short and broad. Base of shell sometimes with a row of smaller, blunt spines. Colour: purplish brown, light grey, or white, with bluish, brownish or greyish bands.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal lagoons, mangroves, river estuaries, and other low-salinity environments (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Ecologia
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Nomi Comuni
Sinonimi
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Riproduzione
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Egg development
Age/Size
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Length-weight
Length-length
Morfologia
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Bibliografia
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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.6 (based on 110 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.