Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Muricidae
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)
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)
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.
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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthAge/SizeLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMass conversionRecruitmentAbundance Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.3 - 24.3, mean 20.2 (based on 267 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.