Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Fustiariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 618 m (Ref. 1821). Temperate
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Europe, North Africa. Subtropical to polar climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits muddy bottoms (Ref. 2780).
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)
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): 13.2 - 16.5, mean 14.6 (based on 175 cells).
Price category
Unknown.