Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 150 m (Ref. 83435). Temperate; 5°C - 9°C (Ref. 81901)
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
It is an infaunal species, found at depths of 5 to 150 m on sandy and muddy substrates. Gonochoric species with free-living larvae (Ref. 87801).
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2005. (Ref. 3446)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 21.4, mean 11.1 (based on 510 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18).