Scaphopoda |
Gadilida |
Gadilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 46 - 86 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic; Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3442); common length : 0.7 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3442)
Obvious swelling at the anterior end of the shell. No microsculpture formed by papillae.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.