Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Cerithiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 25 m (Ref. 337). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found at depths of 15 to 25 m, on alga-covered rock (Ref. 337), and intertidal in sand (Ref. 130068). Also from offshore reefs and lagoons (Ref. 75835) and on coral reef flats or shallow tide pools generally on thin sandy layer, which may often be bound by algal filaments (Ref. 87884). Members of the family Cerithiidae are herbivore-deposit feeders (Ref. 1385).
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.
Smith, B.D. 2003. (Ref. 3116)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 28.9, mean 27.7 (based on 98 cells).