Bivalvia |
Mytilida |
Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 50 - 150 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Western Pacific: China and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in mud (Ref. 53).
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.
Oliver, P.G. 2001 Functional morphology and description of a new species of Amygdalum (Mytiloidea) from the oxygen minimum zone of the Arabian sea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 67:225-241. (Ref. 77640)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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