Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 32 - 1960 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
Shell is slender, regularly tapering, slightly curved, light yellow in posterior half. 9 to 12 round, smooth primary ribs. Straight intercostal spaces, striae forming reticulation. Secondary ribs present. Anterior third smooth. Apex polygonal, V-shaped notch present. Oral aperture circular.
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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.7 - 15.4, mean 9.6 (based on 279 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.