Family: |
Mopaliidae () |
Max. size: |
3.81 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthic; marine |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean. |
Diagnosis: |
Broadly ovate. Valve Color: white, light straw-yellow or pale brown. Girdle: Broadly expanded at anterior end and pale yellowish in color; densely covered with small, elongate, spicules and sparsely scattered large bristles covered with slender, smooth, sharp spicules (Ref. 283). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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Country info: |
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