Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 36 - 1935 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic, Caribbean: USA and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: North Africa and Gulf of Guinea. Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
Shell slightly curved, slender, white. Low primary ribs (15-20). Crossed by transversal lines giving an irregular aspect to the whole surface. Apex is simple or V- or U-shaped notch on convex side. Apical, oral sections subcircular.
Minimum depth from Ref. 111279. Infaunal (Ref. 111279).
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.9 - 13.8, mean 11.4 (based on 231 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.