Acanthina monodon, Magellanic unicorn
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Acanthina monodon   (Pallas, 1774)

Magellanic unicorn

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae | Ocenebrinae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 87801).  Temperate; 52°S - 55°S, 74°E - 61°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile, Falkland and Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found on rocky substrates, particularly in rock crevices in the barnacle and mussel zones from the lower intertidal to a depth of 20 m (Ref. 87801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Egg masses are composed of egg capsules that contains up to 800 eggs. This is attached to the substrate by a stalk.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rosenberg, G. 2009 Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/. (Ref. 83435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.9 - 7.5, mean 7.3 (based on 47 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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