Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Tegulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 87801). Tropical; 19°S - 57°S, 87°W - 57°W (Ref. 83435)
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: from Sechura Bay to Strait of Magellan, to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, including Easter and Falkland Islands. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.2 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
It is found on rocky substrates, on or beneath rocks, in crevices, tide pools and on brown algae from the intertidal area to a depth of 10 meters. It feeds on algae (Ref. 87801).
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.4 - 16, mean 12.4 (based on 219 cells).
Price category
Unknown.