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Natica vitellus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calf moon snail

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Myanmar 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/bm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Littorinimorpha () > Naticidae (moon snails)

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

; profondeur 0 - 40 m (Ref. 349).   Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from Madagascar and the Persian Gulf, to eastern Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 349)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Used as food and for its shell (Ref. 349). From shallow subtidal levels. Members of the family Naticidae are sand or mud-dwelling, ploughing through the substrate with their expanded foot. They are active predators, preying mainly on burrowing bivalves or gastropods (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme


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Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1044 cells).
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.