Inarticulata |
Acrotretida |
Discinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 90 - 6160 m (Ref. 2206). Subtropical
Southern Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2203)
Found at depth of 6160 m from Ref. 2284. Minimum depth from Ref. 83941. This species is found on rocky bottoms at depths of 90 to 5530 m (Ref. 83941).
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.
Zezina, O.N. 1993. (Ref. 2206)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 4.8, mean 2.6 (based on 5796 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.