Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Fissurellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 18°N - 13°S, 76°E - 32°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles and Caribbean to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)
Shell of medium size, elliptical. Sculpture or irregular, radial grooves and narrow, flat ribs, all crossed by fine lines. Margin irregular. Orifice oblong, large with sides bearing small upward projections. Colour: greyish to pinkish white, usually with purple blotches and lines between ribs. Internally with green and whitish concentric bands. Border of orifice internally deep green.
On hard substrates; species belongs to a family with a habitat located in the intertidal or shallow subtidal hard substrates (Ref. 355).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27.1 - 28.4, mean 27.6 (based on 255 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.