Nucula nitidosa   Winckworth, 1930

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Nuculida | Veneridae

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

Benthic; depth range 50 - 180 m (Ref. 123767).  Subtropical; 61°N - 31°N, 10°W - 36°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits muddy (Ref. 2780) to muddy fine sand bottoms, at depths between 30-50 m (Ref. 96521). Also found on silt (Ref. 123767). Free-living (Ref. 3123). A deposit feeder (Ref. 3477).

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

Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore. 2001. (Ref. 2780)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.