Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Volutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; depth range 4 - 200 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 23°S - 42°S, 74°W - 42°W
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to San Matiás Gulf, Argentina. In the Pacific it is found in Chile. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 12 - 13 cm Max length : 27.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Minimum depth range from Ref. 122063. Lives in shallow waters at maximum depths of 4m during low tide. Found on sandy substrates with boulders and sponges. Individuals spend most of their time buried. Females attach their egg capsules to benthic hard substrata such as mollusk shells and/or pebbles (Ref. 122063). Voracious predator on bivalves (Ref. 114777).
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.
SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.21; tm=8.5) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
High vulnerability (57 of 100). |
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100) |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
High. |
Nutrients
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Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [14.8, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |