Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Megathyrididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 46 m (Ref. 1023). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Preferred substrate; pedicle attachment to cave walls and roofs; infralittoral-circa littoral (Ref. 1888).
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.
Hansson, H.G. 1998 NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian Marine "Lophophorata" Check-list compiled at TMBL (Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine "Lophophorata" Check-List. Internet pdf Ed., Feb. 1999. [http://www.tmbl.gu.se]. (Ref. 1023)
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): 8.9 - 15.5, mean 10.6 (based on 116 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
