Thecostraca |
Scalpellomorpha |
Scalpellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 61 - 2480 m (Ref. 2777). Tropical
Cosmopolitan in deep seas.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 2767 is 1,500 m. Occurs at depths deeper than 1500 m (Ref. 2767).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the superorder Thoracica are mostly hermaphroditic. Broadcast spawners, fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic nauplii and leave the mantle cavity. Afterwards, they undergo six naupliar instars succeded by nonfeeding cypris larva (settling stage) which later metamorphose into adults.
Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward 2006 Cirripedia of Madeira. Helgol Mar Res 60:207-212. (Ref. 2767)
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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More information
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): 1.9 - 18.5, mean 3.9 (based on 4538 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
