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Vesicomya atlantica   (Smith, 1885)

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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: First record in Brazil, off Bacia de Campos (Ref. 124715). O: Ref. 124715.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: de Castro Oliveira, C.D. and R.S. Absalão, 2007
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Venerida () > Vesicomyidae ()

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

Benthic; depth range 1800 - 4249 m (Ref. 123447).   Tropical; 57°N - 24°S, 76°W - 6°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean: from Delaware, USA south to Brazil, then north to Rockall Trough and east to Gulf of Cadiz.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 118434. Found on muddy bottoms at depths of 1800 to 3225 m (Ref. 123447).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.