Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Cylichnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 9 m (Ref. 2851). Subtropical; 74°N - 41°S, 78°W - 61°E
Western Indian Ocean, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Europe, West Africa and tropical American coast. Temperate and subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Commonly found at depths >30m, in fine sand sediment (Ref. 96521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala. 2003. (Ref. 2851)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.7 - 15.6, mean 10.3 (based on 613 cells).
Price category
Unknown.