Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Capulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Pacific and the Arctic: Alaska, Canada, USA. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Inhabits rocky areas along the subtidal zone. Typically found among sea squirts and tube worms, overgrown with epiphytic organisms. Prefers to feed off tube worms situated higher up from the bottom where currents are stronger (Ref. 95344).
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.
Elahi, R. 2012. (Ref. 94807)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.