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Iphigenia brasiliana   (Lamarck, 1818)

Giant false donax

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Iphigenia brasiliana

Venezuela country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carpenter, K.E. (ed.), 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant coquina, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cardiida () > Donacidae (donax clams)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 6 - 20 m (Ref. 104365).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 6.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 344)

Short description Morfologi

Shell wedge-shaped, heavy, moderately inflated, with rhomboidal outline. Shell surface smooth. Posterodorsal slope somewhat flat. Pallial sinus large. Hinge with 2 lateral teeth (1 bifid) on each valve, lateral teeth absent. Umbones slightly posterior. Periostracum thin, glossy. Colour: tan cream with purple umbonal region; periostracum brown (Ref. 344).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It has a total length of 6.5 cm (Ref. 344). Combination depth range: min from literature, max from estimate.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.