Batillaria zonalis (Bruguiere, 1792)

Zoned horn shell

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Batillaria zonalis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Batillariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

. Subtropical

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea and Hong Kong.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.1 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 128877)

Short description Μορφολογία

Shell in high, with moderate length, having 10 to 11 rounded whorls. Sutures are slight impressed. Numberous ribs presents on each whorl, including the upper part of the body whorl. Outer lip of adult shells forms a distinct point. Siphonal canal is short, and the columella is smooth and slightly thickened. Shell is brownish, often with a distinct white band. Spiral striae are white. Aperture is brown, with white lines on the inside of striae. Operculum is brown and horny.

Found in sandy shores, lying on the sand or half buried (Ref. 125338). Occur in the low to mid intertidal zone (Ref. 128877). Also in mangrove areas, part of both epifaunal and arboreal communities (Ref. 128397).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.