Family: |
Golfingiidae (golfingiids) |
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Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 6710 m |
Distribution: |
Arctic, Northwest Atlantic, Southern Pacific, Mediterranean and Antarctic Atlantic. Temperate to polar. |
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Biology: |
Cosmopolitan cold-water species; from bathyal to abyssal depths (Ref. 776). It inhabits sand, silt, mud, and is found in foraminiferal tests, small polychaete tubes, and mollusc shells (Ref. 117895). Cosmopolitan cold-water species; from bathyal to abyssal depths down to 5300 m (Ref. 776). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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