Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Calyptraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Pacific: Canada, USA and south to Baja California. Climate: temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.8 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Found on rocks, typically on insides of shells, or in clam holes, along the intertidal zone and deeper (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.
Pacific Northwest Shell Club. 2014. (Ref. 94906)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.