Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cymatiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Pacific Ocean and Northwest Atlantic: Japan, Alaska, Canada, USA. Climate: boreal to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
The largest intertidal snail (Ref. 95344). It is found on rocky and soft bottoms, in subtidal depths to 180 meters (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.
Backe, N., S. Davies, K. Conley, G. Kosmider, G. Rasmussen, H. Ibey and K. Ladell. 2011. (Ref. 93875)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.8 - 15.9, mean 7.8 (based on 714 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.