Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Caecidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Easter Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87884)
A small, curved, and rather evenly cylindrical shell with a low, dome-shaped septum and
somewhat distantly spaced annular ribs that are most prominent at the anterior and posterior ends of the shell and are crossed by microscopic wavy longitudinal striae.
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.
Rehder, H.A. 1980. (Ref. 87884)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).