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Urosalpinx cinerea   (Say, 1822)

Atlantic oyster drill

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Urosalpinx cinerea

Canada 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: Introduced in the Pacific coast of Canada (Ref. 125661). C: Refs. 83435, 125661.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rosenberg, G., 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Atlantic oyster drill, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 83435).   Temperate; 46°N - 28°N, 81°E - 64°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Introduced in Eastern Pacific and Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

From littoral and circalittoral rocks and other hard substrata and littoral and sublittoral sediment (Ref. 1314).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters. 2005. (Ref. 1314)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.3 - 24.3, mean 20.2 (based on 267 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.