Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Caecidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 125681). Tropical
Western and Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Guam and Pitcairn.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Shell color varies from clear golden brown to dark brown, with a thin brown periostracum on the apertural half of the larger shells. Shell is slightly curved and almost cylindrical, only having a slight increase in diameter from apex to aperture. Shell surface with transverse growth lines which are more distinct behind the aperture. Septum varies in shape: from a dome, to a short rounded cyclinder, to a rounded-angled protruberance.
Found intertidal on sand, from silty calcareous to coarse with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
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
Human uses
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