Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; rango de profundidad 0 - 40 m (Ref. 125441). Temperate; 7°C - 16°C (Ref. 78191), preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 11°S - 58°S, 78°W - 160°E
South Pacific, Southern Atlantic, and Antarctic Indian Ocean: From southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego in the Atlantic and from Beagle Channel to El Callo, Peru. Also from South Africa to Namibia, Kerguelen and Macquarie Island. Introduced in UK. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 9.5 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 109255)
Length information from sampling in the Patagonian shelf. Collected individuals were 47-63 mm in length (Ref. 78355).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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.
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - Acuicultura: producción; pesquerías: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.9 - 17.1, mean 11.6 (based on 396 cells).
Resiliencia
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.16-0.42).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
