Peltarion spinulosum   (White, 1843)

Tractor crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Trichopeltariidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 1138 m (Ref. 87391).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 87801. It is found on sandy and muddy bottoms, hidden in burrows (Ref. 87801), and in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).

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

Ovigerous females were found in March. Development of larvae through 4 zoea stages and 1 megalopa stage.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gorny, M. 1999. (Ref. 87391)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.6 - 10.1, mean 5.7 (based on 166 cells).