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Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic: from Ireland south to France and Mediterranean, then northeast to East Siberian Sea. Polar to subtropical.
Occurs in shallow waters, <50 m depth, in fine sand substrate (Ref. 96391). Sessile (Ref. 3123). Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 87872).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.