Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Cylichnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 70 - 630 m (Ref. 106520). Temperate; 71°N - 27°N, 27°W - 30°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Europe. Questionable in Belgium and France.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106791)
Deep-sea species (Ref. 107017). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 105470). Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Inhabits sand (Ref. 105644). Sub-surface deposit feeder (Ref. 105850). Scaphander species are carnivores. Feeds on small shelled mollusks, forams, young echinoids, sipunculids and polychaetes (Ref. 107017).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Ellis, J.R., G. Burt and S.I. Rogers 2007 Epifaunal sampling in the Celtic Sea. ICES ASC 2007 Theme Session A23. www.cefas.co.uk. (Ref. 87524)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 11.5, mean 7.8 (based on 223 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
