Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 49 m (Ref. 104365). Subtropical; 52°N - 36°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: From Gulf of St. Lawrence to Uruguay. Introduced to Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 437)
Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Estuarine (Ref. 104365). Found along coasts in fine to muddy sediment. Bores in hard clay, limestone, solidified mud, and pieces of peat and wood (Ref. 7882).
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.2 - 23.9, mean 11.2 (based on 510 cells).
Price category
Unknown.