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 आम नाम | उपशब्द | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Batillariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

. Subtropical

Distribution देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea and Hong Kong.

Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.1 cm SHL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 128877)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान

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 परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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.