Scaphopoda |
Gadilida |
Gadilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 23 - 197 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Brazil. Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3368); common length : 0.8 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3368)
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
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.4 - 21.6, mean 12.1 (based on 111 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.