Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 692 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.1 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
Shell is regularly tapering, curvature accentuated towards posterior end, fresh specimens translucent light apple green, smooth primary ribs (12-14), secondary ribs present, all fade near oral aperture. Intercostal spaces straight, reticulate sculptured, Apex polygonal, shallow V-shaped notch at convex side. Oral section circular (Ref. 3441).
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): 9.8 - 23.5, mean 17.8 (based on 214 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.