Coralliophila caribaea   Abbott, 1958

Caribbean coralsnail

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

| Neogastropoda | Muricidae | Coralliophilinae

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

Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 116 m (Ref. 109264).  Tropical; 34°N - 20°S, 97°E - 25°E (Ref. 83435)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This species is found in offshore coral reefs and reef lagoons, particularly on coral, octocoral, rock, sand, seagrass and sponge habitats (Ref. 83934). On offshore banks (Ref. 109264). Corallivorous. Remains stationary throughout feeding, except when repositioning for posture. Feeds on coral tissue through its long proboscis inserted into polyp aperture (Ref. 127910).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Miloslavich, P., J.M. Díaz, E. Klein, J.J. Alvarado, C. Díaz, J. Gobin, E. Escobar-Briones, Motta, J.J. Cruz, E. Weil, J. Cortés, A.C. Bastidas, R. Roberston, F. Zapata, A. Martín, J. Castillo, A. Kazandjian and M. Ortiz. 2010. (Ref. 86671)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.7 - 28, mean 26.6 (based on 266 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.