Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Chlidonophoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2159 - 4150 m (Ref. 2198). Deep-water
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116104.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Brachiopoda are gonochoric. Eggs are shed into the water and fertilized at the time of spawning. Life cycle: Eggs develop into free-swimming larvae which later metamorphose into adult.
Zezina, O.N. 1975 Recent deep-sea brachiopod fauna of the Caribbean, the sources and conditions of its formation. Multiple investigation of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and adjacent waters. Tr. Inst. Okeanol., 100. (Ref. 2198)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
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
Price category
Unknown.
