Finella purpureoapicata

Finella purpureoapicata   (Preston, 1905)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neotaenioglossa | Obtortionidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Iran, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell varies from white to purple-gray. With straighter spire outlines, giving the shell a more conical appearance. Operculum is thin, transparent yellow, almost circular, has a central nucleus, and consists of about 5 whorls. The cephalic tentacles are translucent and colorless, although sometimes there can be a presence of two or three small, dense, white spots. The moderately large black eyes are in weak swellings at the outer tentacle bases.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Lower intertidal, in mud (Ref. 128859).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poppe, G.T. 2008 Philippine marine mollusks. Vol. 1 (Gastropoda - Part 1). ConchBooks. 759 p. (Ref. 86518)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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