Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; rango de profundidad 10 - 180 m (Ref. 113223). Subtropical, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 53°N - 27°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 114316)
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 109255); edad máxima reportada: 40 años (Ref. 8702)
An active suspension feeder (Ref. 96376). Infaunal, found on sandy substrates (Ref. 113223).
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.
Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos, P. Vasconcelos and C.C. Monteiro. 2002. (Ref. 2736)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.8 - 21.5, mean 18.7 (based on 822 cells).
Resiliencia
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.21-0.38; tmax=40).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).