Creseis acicula, Straight needle-pteropod

Creseis acicula   (Rang, 1828)

Straight needle-pteropod

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Pteropoda | Cavoliniidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1234 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Filter feeder that strains microscopic organisms such as diatoms from the water (Ref. 866). Suspension feeder (Ref. 109264). Most abundant in the upper 100 m of the open ocean, but also common to the inner neritic zone (Ref. 83534). Dead shells washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Thecosomata are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Templado, J. and R. Villanueva. 2010. (Ref. 85339)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.1 - 18.7, mean 10 (based on 1601 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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