Gastropoda |
Patellogastropoda |
Acmaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 865). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea, Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico. Boreal to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865); common length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)
Northeast Pacific; Eastern Central Pacific: from the Bering Sea to Mexico. 3.5 cm long, shell size. Description: Shell has a high pointed cone shape, entirely white and smooth, often covered with pink coralline algae (Ref. 312). Occurs in low intertidal zones (Ref. 312). Also in shallow subtidal areas, on rocks with encrusting coralline algae (Ref. 95344). Herbivorous, prefers red and pink coralline algae (Ref. 312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth. 1999. (Ref. 312)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 17.5, mean 10.1 (based on 499 cells).
Price category
Unknown.