Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cypraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 140 m (Ref. 83934). Tropical; 37°N - 30°S, 100°W - 28°W (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: From North Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
This species is found intertidal and offshore, in coral reefs and reef lagoons, particularly on algae, boulder, coral, octocoral, rock, rubble, sand and sponge habitats (Ref. 83934). Also on seagrass (Ref. 109264).
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.
Heiman, E. 2007. (Ref. 8761)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.6 (based on 278 cells).
Price category
Unknown.