Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Mactridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 2 - 9 m (Ref. 121758). Temperate; 34°S - 47°S, 166°E - 179°E
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Shallow water species (Ref. 121758). Lives in exposed sandy beaches (Ref. 121761) and sandy subtidal surf zone just offshore (Ref. 121759). Found in inshore and offshore waters (Ref. 121762).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Spurgeon, A. 2007 New Zealand Mollusca. http://www.mollusca.co.nz/index.php (Ref. 8121)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models