Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Lottiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Oregon to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 2823)
Description: The shell has prominent, light-colored ribs radiating from peak to edge of the shell; the edge is strongly jagged (Ref. 312).
Assumed total length of 3 cm (Ref. 312). Behavior: Individuals occupy a very specific home site where the edge of the shell closely matches the contour of the rock. It returns to its home site after grazing (Ref. 312).
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.
Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth. 1999. (Ref. 312)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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