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Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Patellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 106682). Subtropical; 29°S - 33°S, 179°W - 176°W
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Kermadec Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found from intertidal to immediate subtidal, on rock (Ref. 337). Lives on the upper surface of the rocks and abundant from just above low-water mark down to 2 m or 3 m in Sunday Island, and the shells are covered with coralline and other algae, together with Siphonaria, Elminius, and their youngs (Ref. 88739). Individuals are usually found in homing scars amongst turf algae (Ref. 89427).
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.
Brook, F.J. 1998. (Ref. 337)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models