Bivalvia |
Galeommatida |
Lasaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic, usually 10 - 10 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Subtidal, to depths of about 10 meters, in mud (Ref. 75840). Share burrows with Protankyra bidentata (Ref. 77675).
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.
Lutzen, J., A. Jespersen, T. Takahashi and T. Kai 2004 Morphology, structure of dimorphic sperm and reproduction in the hermaphroditic commensal Bivalve Pseudopythina tsurumaru (Galeommatiodea: Kellidae). Journal of Morphology 262:407-420. (Ref. 77686)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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