Crucibulum spinosum   (Sowerby I, 1824)

Spiny cup-and-saucer
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Crucibulum spinosum

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Calyptraeidae

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

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal in warm seas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Low conical limpet-like shell, apex is spirally coiled. Dorsal surface is ray-white with spirally arranged spines or knobby projections. Ventral surface is purple or black and smooth with distinct cup-like projections (Ref. 3350).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Protandrous hermaphrodites, changes from a small male into a full-grown female. Spawns throughout the year in Kaneohe Bay.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton. 2001. (Ref. 3248)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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