Gastropoda |
Lepetellida |
Haliotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: from Philippines to southern Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
The shell is ovate, with a low, non-protuding spire. Outer surafce smooth, with holes slighly raised from the shell surface, the last 5 or 6 holes open. Regularly convex outer lip of the shell. Colouration: outside shell greenish brown, with cream or whitish streaks and blotches; inside shell shiny, iridescent (Ref. 128042).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).