Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Costasiellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - ? m (Ref. 128493). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: South Africa, the Maldives, Indonesia, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii .
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128493)
Depth and maximum size based on holotype (Ref. 128493). Specimens were found laying eggs on the green alga Avrainvillea sp (Ref. 128493).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cunha, T.J., J. Fernández-Simón, M. Petrula, G. Giribet and J. Moles 2023 Photographic checklist, DNA barcoding, and new species of sea slugs and snails from the Faafu Atoll, Maldives (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia and Vetigastropoda). Diversity 15:1-29. (Ref. 128493)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |