Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Cylichnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 10 - 300 m (Ref. 866). Tropical
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Angola and South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits fine mixed sand and mud bottoms, in 10 to 300 m of water. Feeds on foraminiferans (Ref. 866).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Gosliner, T. 1987. (Ref. 866)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.2 - 22, mean 15.8 (based on 39 cells).
Price category
Unknown.