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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Los Toruños (Ref. 106872), Rias Atlas, Rias Arosa, Mundaca Estuary, Algeciras Bay (Ref. 112636), Guadiana River estuary, Ria de Noia, and Ria de Vigo (Ref. 112640, 113971). C: Refs. 106872, 112636, 112640, 113971; O: Ref. 113971; M: Ref. 74416.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1987
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cardiida () > Cardiidae (cockles)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 5 m (Ref. 125442). Subtropical, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945); 71°N - 14°N, 17°W - 33°E (Ref. 107077)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Black Sea: from Portugal to Egypt, north to Norway and Russia then south to Senegal, including Mediterranean and Black Sea. Occurrence in Iran, Persian Gulf is questionable.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.6 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 101424); common length : 3.5 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 437); âge max. reporté: 7 années (Ref. 2823)

The Burry Inlet Cockle Fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable (http://www.msc.org/html/content_486.htm). Found in shallow coastal and estuary areas (Ref. 95774); in the subtidal zone (Ref. 96507). Inhabits the seagrass meadows Zostera noltii and Cymodocea nodosa in sand flats (Ref. 106872). Also found on intertidal muddy sand flat. Infaunal (Ref. 106873). A deposit (Ref. 96459), and suspension feeder (Refs. 96498, 106872, 106873) that is a sessile-burrower (Ref. 96498). Feeds on microphytobenthos and particulate organic matter (Ref. 106873).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; pêcheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.6 - 13.7, mean 10.4 (based on 742 cells).

Résilience (Ref. 69278) Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.46-0.66; tmax=7).

Prior r = 0.49, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.74, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)