Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Astartidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 125188). Polar; 81°N - 6°S, 74°W - 107°E
Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic and Western Central Pacific: from Connecticut, USA to Svalbard and Kara Sea, southeast to Indonesia. Polar to tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96313).
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.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter 1999 Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 79:385-399. (Ref. 3123)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
