Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Patellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Hodgson, A.N., S. Ridgway, G.M. Branch and S.J. Hawkins 1996 Spermatozoan Morphology of 19 species of Prosobranch Limpets (Patellogastropoda) with a discussion of Patellid relationships. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences 351(1337):339-347. (Ref. 8356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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