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Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1856)
Chinese freshwater mussel| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; depth range 2 - 19 m (Ref. 116702). Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Pacific: China, Korea and Taiwan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in estuarine on rocks. Occurs in the head waters of major rivers. Bysally attached to stones, pilings, and any other solid object (Ref. 125512).
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 (Ref. 833). Reproduction takes place twice a year in spring and late summer (Ref. 125512).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton 1993 Catalogue of the living marine bivalve molluscs of China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 121 p. (Ref. 75831)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
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