Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; rango de profundidad 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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3441)
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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.9 - 13.8, mean 11.4 (based on 231 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.