Buccinum scalariforme, Ladder whelk

Buccinum scalariforme   Moller, 1842

Ladder whelk

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

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Buccinidae

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

Benthic; depth range 4 - 1450 m (Ref. 83435).  Polar; 76°N - 44°N, 157°E - 63°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: from east Kamchatka to Novaya Zemlya.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.4 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 118663.

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

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cusson, M., P. Archambault and A. Aitken. 2007. (Ref. 3448)

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): -1.6 - 4.4, mean -0.1 (based on 812 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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