Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Nassariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 337). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: Kermadec, Lord Howe, and Norfolk Islands, New Zealand, and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Known from immediate subtidal to 30 m, in sand (Ref. 337). Living in sand among rocks (Ref. 88739).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Brook, F.J. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(2):185-233. (Ref. 337)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.1 - 23.8, mean 18.4 (based on 151 cells).