Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 75 m (Ref. 104365). Tropical; 70°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic. Tropical to polar climates of northern hemisphere.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 9.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 344)
Shell heavy, sturdy, inequivalve, with one valve slightly larger than the other. Anterior end short and rounded, posterior end longer and angled. Hinge straight. Sculpture of 25 to 27 radial ribs crossed by fine concentric lines prominent between ribs. Ribs never bifurcated. Umbones prominent, ligamental area large, hinge long, straight. Periostracum heavy. Colour: white; periostracum brown. It is consumed locally in soups amd chowders (Ref. 271).
Assumed total length is 9 cm (Ref. 344).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Strumenti
Informazioni ulteriori
Age/SizeAccrescimentoLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiaLarveAbbondanza
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 372 cells).
