Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Mitridae | Mitrinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: form the Andaman Sea and Cocos (Keeling) Islands to eastern Micronesia and Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 6.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Mainly collected for its shell in the area (Ref. 349).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthAge/SizeLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMass conversionRecruitmentAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 1863 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.