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Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Milk conch
Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Strombidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi
; djupintervall 2 - 55 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 35°N - 21°S, 100°W - 28°W (Ref. 83435)
Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.1 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435); common length : 16.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 355)
Short description Morfologi
Shell of medium size, shape extremely variabe, sculpture of projecting nodules on shoulder. Aperture flared in mature specimens, sometimes with very thick lip. Colour: internal shell white, sometimes glazed or metallic-like; shell externally cream to brown, frequently flecked with other hues.
Maximum depth from Ref. 109264. Lives on sand in meadows of seagrass or, less frequently, brown algae (Ref. 355).
Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Development includes a long-lasting, planktotrophic stage.
Main reference
referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare
Leal, J.H. 2003 Gastropods. p. 99-147. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Ref. 355)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Ekologi
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 25.4 - 28, mean 27 (based on 206 cells).