Monoplacophora |
Tryblidiida |
Laevipilinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 210 - 3136 m (Ref. 2004). Polar
Antarctic Atlantic: Antarctica; Southern Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2020)
Found in a bioturbated, foraminiferal-rich, olive gray sandy mud; weak bottom current; in a variety of silty, sandy and gravel sediment samples; it is also attached to stones and boulders (Ref. 2004).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Monoplacophora are mostly gonochoric.
Schrödl, M., K. Linse and E. Schwabe 2006 Review on the distribution and biology of Antarctic Monoplacophora, with first abyssal record of Laevipilina antarctica. Polar Biol. 29:721-727. (Ref. 2004)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
