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Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786
Venus comb murex| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Murex pecten AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 340 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa including Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands, to eastern Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 10.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Collected for the edible flesh and the elegant shell which is much favoured among collectors. The numerous and long spines provide an efficient protection against predators (Ref. 349). It is also found on the continental shelf; offshore (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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
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References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 17.5 - 28.2, mean 25.6 (based on 1175 cells).