Bivalvia |
Not assigned |
Thraciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 350 m (Ref. 123492). Polar; 83°N - 42°N, 169°W - 69°E
Northeast Pacific, Northern and the Arctic: from Chukchi Sea to Canadian Arctic Archipelago, south to Massachusetts, north to Svalbard and Franz Josef Land.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found at depths of 2 to 350 m (Ref. 123492).
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.
Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid 1996 Megabenthic communities in the waters around Svalbard. Polar Biol. 16:431-446. (Ref. 2952)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
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