Hedylopsis ballantinei

Hedylopsis ballantinei   Sommerfeldt & Schrödl, 2004

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

Gastropoda | Acochlidiacea | Microhedylidae

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

Demersal; depth range 15 - 15 m (Ref. 7826).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7826)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based from holotype (Ref. 7826); to be replaced with a better reference. Found in coral sand (Ref. 7826).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Acochlidiacea are comprised of both simultaneous hermaphrodites and dioecious species.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sommerfeldt, N. and M. Schrödl 2005 Microanatomy of Hedylopsis ballantinei, a new interstitial acochlidian gastropod from the Red Sea, and its significance for phylogeny. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71:153-165. (Ref. 7826)

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

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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