Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Colloniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 46 m (Ref. 129661). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Madagscar, Oman, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.7 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 129661)
Intertidal. Found in rocks and stone bottom, in rocky flats on the coast or in sandy pits and flat stones. Also found in sandy bottom with corals, algae and sponges (Ref. 129661).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Poppe, G.T., S.P. Tagaro and S.-I. Huang 2023 The recent Colloniidae with a study of the Colloniidae collected by various expeditions of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. ConchBooks: Germany. 372p. (Ref. 129661)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).