Argyrotheca cordata

Argyrotheca cordata   (Risso, 1826)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Articulata | Terebratulida | Megathyrididae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 15 - 44 m (Ref. 2672).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean: Greece. Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Preferred substrate; pedicle attachment to cave walls and roofs; boulders, coralligéne; infralittoral-circa littoral (Ref. 1884).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the phylum Brachiopoda are gonochoric. Eggs are shed into the water and fertilized at the time of spawning. Life cycle: Eggs develop into free-swimming larvae which later metamorphose into adult.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Morri, C., C.N. Bianchi, S. Cocito, A. Peirano, A.M. De Biase, S. Aliani, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, F. Ferdeghini, M Pestarino and P. Dando. 1999. (Ref. 2672)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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