How deep does the Scallop Sea Squirt live?

The Scallop Sea Squirt (Cnemidocarpa nordenskjoldi) is typically found at 0–5500 m.

Scallop Sea Squirt

Cnemidocarpa nordenskjoldi

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–5500 m

A sea squirt of hard bottoms, this species keeps company with mussels and scallops on the seafloor. It filters food straight from the water, pumping seawater through its barrel shaped body and trapping plankton in a sheet of mucus.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Stolidobranchia › Styelidae › Cnemidocarpa

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 250353.

FAQ

How deep does the Scallop Sea Squirt live?: The Scallop Sea Squirt (Cnemidocarpa nordenskjoldi) is typically found at 0–5500 m.