Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Laqueidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2150 - 4600 m (Ref. 1909). Temperate
Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: Costa Rica, Panama and South Orkney Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 83941. This is a benthic species found on muddy bottoms at depths of 2150 to 4600 m (Ref. 83941).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Brachiopoda are gonochoric. Eggs are shed into the water and fertilized at the time of spawning. Life cycle: Eggs develop into free-swimming larvae which later metamorphose into adult.
Foster, M.W. 1989. (Ref. 1909)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -0.2 - 2, mean 1.7 (based on 2075 cells).
Price category
Unknown.