Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Calliostomatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 42 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: From Alaska to Mexico. Tropical to boreal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865); common length : 3.5 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)
Description: Shell is conical and colored shiny gold with iridescent purple rings (Ref. 312).
It has a shell height of 3.5 cm (Ref. 312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda 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 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.7 - 15.2, mean 9 (based on 124 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.