Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 150 m (Ref. 114594). Subtropical; 69°N - 5°S, 26°W - 37°E (Ref. 78075)
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.6 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2758)
Minimum depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2758, p. 805); to be replaced with better reference. Exists in a front (Ref. 122116). Inhabits coarse sands and fine gravels (Ref. 2780). Burrows deeply in sand, mud and gravel bottoms from intertidal to a depth of 70 m (Ref. 114594). Also found in Zostera marina bed (Ref. 122139). An active suspension feeder (Ref. 96376).
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.
Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos, P. Vasconcelos and C.C. Monteiro 2002 Shell mophometric relationships of the most common bivalve species (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the Algarve coast (southern Portugal). Hydrobiologia 477:73-80. (Ref. 2736)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.7 - 20, mean 12.5 (based on 525 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
