Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; salobre; rango de profundidad 0 - 40 m (Ref. 114765). Subtropical, preferred 15°C (Ref. 107945); 70°N - 35°S, 25°W - 36°E
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Norway to South Africa, east to Egypt, Gulf of Suez.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 2.2 range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.7 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 109255); common length : 4.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 437); edad máxima reportada: 10 años (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
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.5 - 26.2, mean 18.8 (based on 176 cells).
Resiliencia
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.23; tmax=10).
