Heliacus variegatus, Variegated sundial shell

Heliacus variegatus   (Gmelin, 1791)

Variegated sundial shell

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Architectonicidae

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

Benthic; depth range 14 - 33 m (Ref. 107840).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm ShD male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based on occurrence data; to be replaced with better reference. Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Found in soft sediment (Ref. 75764). In general, members of the family Architectonicidae are carnivores (Ref. 67623).

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

Members of the order Heterostropha are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.2 - 29, mean 28 (based on 230 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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