Fasciolariidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:family
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
benthic
gptkbp:body_shape fusiform
gptkbp:categories class Gastropoda
order Neogastropoda
superfamily Fasciolariacea
gptkbp:characteristics elongated shells
spiral ridges on shells
gptkbp:color gptkb:white
gptkb:orange
brown
striped
gptkbp:coloration varies widely
gptkbp:common_name Fasciolaria
Tulip snails
gptkbp:composed_by calcareous
gptkbp:conservation_status varies by species
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Lamarck
gptkbp:foraging_behavior carnivorous
gptkbp:fossil_record extensive
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fasciolariidae
gptkbp:includes Fasciolaria
Turritella
gptkbp:is_a marine gastropod mollusks
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
crustaceans
gptkbp:related_to Nassariidae
Volutidae
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_interest conservation biology
marine ecology
molluscan biology
gptkbp:size varies by species
gptkbp:species Fasciolaria tulipa
gptkbp:strategic_importance some species are collected for shells
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships some with algae
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat loss
overfishing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P._l._lobatus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8