Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Cylichnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 1829 m (Ref. 3446), usually 5 - 1096 m (Ref. 3446). Tropical; 89°N - 41°N, 75°W - 0°W (Ref. 3446)
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic: Canadian Artic Archipelago and European waters. Tropical to polar climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Common in estuarine mud flats, hidden in drying mats of drift eel grass. Predator: shore birds such as Western Sandpipers (Ref. 822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo. 2005. (Ref. 822)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.4 - 10.3, mean 3.4 (based on 1433 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.