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Cardiida |
Donacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 2 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 18°N - 6°N, 88°E - 35°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: Caribbean and Lower Antilles to northern South America.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm NG macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 83435); common length : 2.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 344)
Shell wedge-shaped, inflated. Posterior slope flat or concave, with fine radial threads. Colour: variable, usually cream with purplish or bluish tinges. Umbones usually darker hues.
Habitat: Infaunal in shallow sand, usually in environments rich in particulate organic matter (Ref. 344).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Categoria CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27 - 28.4, mean 27.6 (based on 174 cells).
Resiliência
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=0.8).