Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Porcellanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution
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East Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Abundant in intertidal mussel beds. Filter-feeders as adults (Also Ref. 128984). Pelagic larvae develop as two carnivorous zoeal stages and one filter-feeding megalops stage (Ref. 127557). Nocturnally active. More tolerant of sand and muddy water than other congeners (Ref. 128984).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Unknown.