Aplacophora |
Cavibelonia |
Epimeniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 18 - 2000 m (Ref. 1881). Tropical
Western Central Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1881)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Aplacophora are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic larvae which later develop into adults.
Scheltema, A.H. and M. Jebb 1994 Natural history of a solenogaster mollusc from Papua New Guinea, Epimenia australis (Thiele) (Aplacophora: Neomeniomorpha). Journal of Natural History, 28:1297-1318. (Ref. 1881)
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): 5.4 - 13.9, mean 8.3 (based on 363 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
