Adelomelon ancilla   (Lightfoot, 1786)

Ancilla volute

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Volutidae

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

Benthic; depth range 10 - 600 m (Ref. 87801).  Tropical; 29°S - 54°S, 77°W - 46°W (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

The spawn consists of a single large ovate egg which is attached to the substrate. There are 2 to 8 embryos that develop within the capsule and it emerges as crawling juveniles. Direct development.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 10.5, mean 6.7 (based on 324 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.