Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 10 - 76 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: USA, Canada, Bermuda to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.1 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3441)
Shell medium size, white, slightly curved. Six primary ribs extending over entire shell to oral aperture. Striated between ribs. Apical, oral sections hexagonal.
Empty shells were recorded at depths of 47 to 260 m (Ref. 3441).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 Catalog of species-group names of recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4):549-726. (Ref. 1821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.5 - 27.6, mean 23.5 (based on 542 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.