Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Raphitomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 367 - 409 m (Ref. 125495). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: South Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125495)
Shell fusiform-biconical, thin-walled, semi-translucent, smooth with no distinct carina. Protoconch orange, broadly conical, diagonally cancellate whorls. Teleoconch of 6.5 pale cream whorls, suture impressed, whorl porifile convez, with moderate, non-carinate angulation at periphery. Sculpture of regularly spaced, fine, shallow striae, uniformaly pronounced over entire shell surface, and dense collabral growth lines. Aperture elongate, approximately half of shell length; outer lip thin, inner lip whitish, with thin callus, straight. Head wide, cephalic tentacles of median size, cylindrical; small black eyes situated at their bases. Radular teeth of hypodermic type.
Maximum length and depth range based on type material; to be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hallan, A., F. Criscione, A. Fedosov and N. Puillandre. 2021. (Ref. 125495)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Low vulnerability (10 of 100).