Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Thecidellinidae | Thecidellininae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 150 m (Ref. 89433). Tropical
Caribbean region and Western Central Pacific: N Marianas and Palau.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in reefal caves (Ref. 1907). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Logan, A. 2005 A new lacazelline species (Brachiopoda, Recent) from the Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean. Systematics and Biodiversity 3(1):97-104. (Ref. 1907)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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): 23.3 - 28.9, mean 27.4 (based on 160 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
