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Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810
Tummy cowrie| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Cypraea ventriculus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Cypraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 5.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 1464 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.
Nutrients : 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.