Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Dyscoliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 70 - 780 m (Ref. 2170). Subtropical
Southern African waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2170)
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.
Hiller, N. 1994. (Ref. 2170)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items
Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.7 - 18.2, mean 15.1 (based on 54 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.