Dentalium rowei Lamprell & Healy, 1998
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Family:  Dentaliidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 7 - 196 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Tropical to subtropical climates.
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Biology:  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 (Ref. 833).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (120744)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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Entered by: Conejar - Espedido, Jeniffer - 02.01.07
Modified by: Polido, Rubyann Robelle - 11.10.18

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