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Northeast Atlantic, Arctic Sea, the Mediterranean and Northern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 930)
Inhabits estuarine and inshore areas, in mud, silt, and fine sand substrates (Ref. 96352). Found under rocks and among mussels and other attached organisms in intertidal to shallow subtidal zones. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 966). A carnivore-scavenger (Ref. 96352).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Nemertea are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch and develop into short-lived lecitotrophic larvae before metamorphosing into juveniles and further into adults.