Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 190 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Brazil to Argentina. Tropical to temperate climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
Shell slender, slightly curved, white to yellowish, polished, shining. 6 thin primary ribs on posterior half of the shell, dorsal one larger than the others. Anterior half smooth. Secondary ribs present, number variable. Intercostal spaces straight to convex. Apical section hexagonal, oral section circular (Ref. 3441).
Empty shells collected at depths of 5 to 269 m (Ref. 3441).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
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): 7.4 - 21.4, mean 12.1 (based on 106 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
