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Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Nacellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 7 m (Ref. 100950). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Islands to Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 7.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Shell semi-translucent, solid, regular and large. Outline rounded-ovate. Apex ca. anterior 1/3 of SL. External sculpture faint, with subequal low radial riblets. Colouration: Outside of shell greenish to yellowish brown; aperture with continuous brown margin; inside color bluish silver (Ref. 128042).
Used as food by coastal populations throughout its range (Ref. 349). Found on rocky intertidal shores (Ref. 128042), on volcanic rocks (Ref. 349) such as granite (Ref. 799). Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2974 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.