Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Trochidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 200 m (Ref. 2754). Subtropical
Mediterranean: Turkey. Northeast Atlantic: Portugal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Collected from the sublittoral zone, from low tide up to a depth of 200 m (Ref. 2754). Minimum depth at Ref. 2851.
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.
Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.1 - 16.9, mean 10.2 (based on 447 cells).
Price category
Unknown.