Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 36 - 1935 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic, Caribbean: USA and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: North Africa and Gulf of Guinea. Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3441)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
Shell slightly curved, slender, white. Low primary ribs (15-20). Crossed by transversal lines giving an irregular aspect to the whole surface. Apex is simple or V- or U-shaped notch on convex side. Apical, oral sections subcircular.
Minimum depth from Ref. 111279. Infaunal (Ref. 111279).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.9 - 13.8, mean 11.4 (based on 231 cells).
Vulnérabilité
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.