Gastropoda |
Pteropoda |
Limacinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 10 - 95 m (Ref. 83435). Subtropical
Southeast Pacific, Eastern Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Oceanic species, but can tolerate neritic conditions (Ref. 7862).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Thecosomata are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp. (Ref. 85339)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.7 - 17.6, mean 10.1 (based on 1042 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
