Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 36 - 1935 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic, Caribbean: USA and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: North Africa and Gulf of Guinea. Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3441)
Shell slightly curved, slender, white. Low primary ribs (15-20). Crossed by transversal lines giving an irregular aspect to the whole surface. Apex is simple or V- or U-shaped notch on convex side. Apical, oral sections subcircular.
Minimum depth from Ref. 111279. Infaunal (Ref. 111279).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 Catalog of species-group names of recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4):549-726. (Ref. 1821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.9 - 13.8, mean 11.4 (based on 231 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
