Petrasma pervernicosa   (Kuroda, 1948)

Gutless awningclam
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Solemyida | Solemyidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 40 - 60 m (Ref. 95344).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northern and Central Pacific, and Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in areas rich in organics, sulphide, and is near effluent outfalls and in log storage areas in depths of 40 to 60 meters (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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 15.3, mean 10.4 (based on 45 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.