Bivalvia |
Nuculanida |
Nuculanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 770 - 810 m (Ref. 7659). Polar; 54°S - 78°S, 163°E - 35°W
Antarctica Pacific and Antarctic Atlantic: from Ross Sea to South Shetland, Antarctica, then northeast to South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7659)
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.
MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.3 - 0.8, mean 0.7 (based on 5 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).