Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Ovulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
. Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong, Philippines and Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm ShH αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 821)
Shell is fawn, with yellow tips. Pale transverse band present dorsally across broadest part. Body is creamy white.
Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference. Occur in depths of less than 5 meters, on gorgonian hosts. Graze on host tissues, which also dictates the color it will become (Ref. 125532). Parasitic to Euplexaura curvata (Ref. 126204).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera 1986 Shells of the Philippines. Carfel Seashell Museum. Metro Manila, Philippines. 377 p. (Αναφ. 821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Population dynamicsΑύξησηMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionΑφθονία Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).