Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Vermetidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 865). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: USA to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.5 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
It is found on rocks in intertidal areas to a depth of 30 meters. It lives in aggregations of 600 or more individuals. It is a filter feeder and uses mucous to collect drifting plankton (Ref. 865).
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.
Gotshall, D.W. 2005. (Ref. 865)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.7 - 19.4, mean 15 (based on 22 cells).
Price category
Unknown.