Biology
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A common cosmopolitan species dwelling in silt, mud and sand
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Trophic Strategy
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Deposit feeder
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Life Cycle
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Trochophore larva
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Habitat
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From depths of 5 to 2000 m; Rare in the waters deeper than 500 m; Exists over wider ranges of temperature (eurythermic) and salinity (euryhaline); Usually it inhabits silt, mud, different types of sand and clay in deep waters; Rare in the Arctic zone; In Svalbard found at depths from 64-374 m
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Comprehensive Description
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The mid-trunk is smooth and white or gray or gray-yellow; Both ends of the trunk are darker than the mid trunk and heavy papillated; Four retractors; Introvert is shorter than the trunk with numerous tentacles and scattered, spinelike hooks; Both ends of the trunk are heavy papillated
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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