Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Psammobiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 75339). Subtropical; 3°S - 49°S, 82°W - 67°W
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.4 - 20.6, mean 18.1 (based on 136 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31).