Scaphopoda |
Gadilida |
Not assigned
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 128 - 1280 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: USA, Canada, Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scaphopoda are gonochoric. Fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into free-swimming lecithotrophic trochophore larvae, succeeded by shelled veligers.
Steiner, G. and A.R. Kabat. 2004. (Ref. 1821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.5 - 16.6, mean 9.1 (based on 245 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.