Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Chamidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
. Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: from USA to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 5.0 cm WD αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 310)
It is cemented to stones by the right valve. The shell is usually badly eroded and dull white with orange siphons and white tenticles (Ref. 310).
It has a shell diameter of 5 cm (Ref. 310). Habitat: Found in large clusters on rocks along the open coast (Ref. 310).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Anonymous 2001 Classification of Southern California Chitons. California State University Fullerton, Department of Biological Science. http://biology.fullerton.edu/biol317/Murray/Fall97/chitons.html [accessed 27/01/06] (Αναφ. 310)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Population dynamicsΑύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.