Creseis acicula   (Rang, 1828)

Straight needle-pteropod

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Creseis acicula

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Pteropoda | Cavoliniidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1234 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Filter feeder that strains microscopic organisms such as diatoms from the water (Ref. 866). Suspension feeder (Ref. 109264). Most abundant in the upper 100 m of the open ocean, but also common to the inner neritic zone (Ref. 83534). Dead shells washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Thecosomata are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Templado, J. and R. Villanueva. 2010. (Ref. 85339)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.1 - 18.7, mean 10 (based on 1601 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.