Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Fustiariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 366 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic; Caribbean: Florida to Brazil. Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
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
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
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Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18 - 27.2, mean 23.5 (based on 107 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.