Articulata |
Terebratulida |
Laqueidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 16 - 1250 m (Ref. 2166). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Japan to Australia. Subtropical and tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2166)
Always associated with coral reef and may even be found in very shallow water (Ref. 1020). Continental shelf, coral reef, subtidal (Ref. 1456). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Bitner, M.A. 2006. (Ref. 2166)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.1 - 19.3, mean 12.4 (based on 319 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.