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.
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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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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.