Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Semelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 9 m (Ref. 2851). Subtropical, preferred 8°C (Ref. 107945); 69°N - 12°N, 18°W - 60°E
Western Indian Ocean, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109255); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 101483)
Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Found in intertidal mudflats (Ref. 2823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala. 2003. (Ref. 2851)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.2 - 18.8, mean 11.3 (based on 569 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.2-0.51; tm=2.5; tmax=18).
Price category
Unknown.
Nutrients: Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight).
