Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 10 - 900 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: USA, Canada, Guyana and Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3441)
Shell up to 60 m long, cream, slightly curved, entire surface reticulated by longitudinal, transversal striae. 9 to 12 rounded primary ribs, secondary ones begin early, all reach oral aperture, giving polygonal section. Intercostal spaces concave, Apex polygonal, short notch at convex side (Ref. 3441).
Minimum depth from Ref. 111279.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scaphopoda are gonochoric. Fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into free-swimming lecithotrophic trochophore larvae, succeeded by shelled veligers.
Steiner, G. and A.R. Kabat 2004 Catalog of species-group names of recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4):549-726. (Ref. 1821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.3 - 22.1, mean 15.7 (based on 177 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.