Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Munididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 1900 m (Ref. 108801). Subtropical
Arctic and Mediterranean: Canada and Spain. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.1 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114246); 2.51 cm CL (female)
Maximum depth range from Ref. 98612. Maximum length for females from Ref. 80197.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).