Bivalvia |
Myida |
Teredinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Western Pacific: Kermadec, New Caledonia, and Tuvalu.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Plentiful in kauri (Agathis australis) logs washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Depth estimate based on Family (Ref. 116653).
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.
Oliver, W.R.B. 1914 The Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Trans. N.Z. Inst. 47:509-568. (Ref. 88739)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models