Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Mollu
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 13 m (Ref. 99737). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia, Pitcairn and Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence in French Polynesia (Refs. 99737, 99738); to be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Preece, R.C. 1995. (Ref. 87907)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.2 (based on 179 cells).