Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 40 m (Ref. 114765). Subtropical, preferred 15°C (Ref. 107945); 70°N - 35°S, 25°W - 36°E
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Norway to South Africa, east to Egypt, Gulf of Suez.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 2.2  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.7 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 109255); common length : 4.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 437); âge max. reporté: 10 années (Ref. 2823)
Longevity wild refers to the synonym Venerupis pullastra (Ref. 2823). Found buried along the sub-littoral zone in fine-grained sandy or gravel substrates with less than 30% mud content (Refs. 114581, 7882). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352). Also in Refs. 2711, 96292.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.5 - 26.2, mean 18.8 (based on 176 cells).
Résilience
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.23; tmax=10).