Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 95344). Temperate; 56°N - 5°S, 153°W - 106°E
Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Puget Sound, Baja California Sur (Ref. 95344).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Found along the intertidal zone in sand and mud substrate, commonly among roots of eelgrass (Ref. 95344).
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.
Pacific Northwest Shell Club 2014 Pacific Northwest marine molluscan biodiversity. Pacific Northwest Shell Club, www.PNWCS.org. http://www.bily.com/pnwsc/web-content/Northwest%20Marine%20Molluscan%20Biodiversity.html [Accessed 06/02/2014]. (Ref. 94906)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.7 - 12.8, mean 9.3 (based on 162 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
