Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Trochidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 75835). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, New Caledonia and Philippines. Introduced in the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on offshore shoals, coarse sand and stones (Ref. 75835).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Templado, J. and R. Villanueva. 2010. (Ref. 85339)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 1419 cells).