Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; diepteverspreiding 0 - 20 m (Ref. 101272). Temperate, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 16°S - 47°S, 110°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: Chile, Easter Island, and Peru. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 101426)
Common shell length is between 5 to 7 cm (Ref. 101426). Subtidal, living just below the surface of sandy substrates. Also found intertidally in mud and gravel (Ref. 116664). Has high lethal temperature threshold, surviving El Niño events (Ref. 105334). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven
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.
Urban, H.J. and B. Campos. 1994. (Ref. 75339)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: landings, soortsprofiel | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet-bronnen
Estimates based on models
Weerstandsvermogen
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.17-0.25).
