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Caecum attenuatum de Folin, 1880
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Caecidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 9 m (Ref. 125681). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western and Eastern Central Pacific: Hong and Pitcairn.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Shell is slender, slightly curving, and flared from apex to aperture. Septum shape vary in detail, but always protrude more on the dorsal side and slope down to the ventral side. Operculum is thin, from brown to dark brown.
Found mid-intertidal on sand, from silty calcareous to coarse with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Preece, R.C. 1995 The composition and relationships of the marine molluscan fauna of the Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Island: biogeography, ecology and prehistory. Benton, T. G. and T. Spencer (eds). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56:339-358. (Ref. 87907)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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