Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Volutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical; 25°N - 9°N, 18°W - 12°W
Eastern Central Atlantic: From Western Sahara to Guinea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109255); common length : 15.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 438)
Depth estimate based on ecology (Ref. 122252). Intertidal, found on sand flats (Ref. 122252) and mangroves (Ref. 122251).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 438)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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