Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 750 m (Ref. 83435). Temperate; 83°N - 29°N, 131°E - 48°E
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Sea of Japan to Greenland, north to Svalbard and southeast to Kuwait. Polar to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 107553. This is an attached species (Ref. 3123). Anchored by byssus to coralline and other algae, sessile organisms and rocks (Ref. 95344).
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. (Ref. 3123)
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): 1 - 11.1, mean 6.3 (based on 919 cells).
Price category
Unknown.