Similipecten greenlandicus   (Sowerby II, 1842)

Greenland glass-scallop
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Pectinida | Propeamussiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 19 - 2560 m (Ref. 117961).  Polar; 82°N - 44°N, 159°W - 140°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Northern Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Suspension feeding bivalve (Ref. 123453). Also Refs. 117961, 118460.

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

The British Flora and Fauna Database. 2007. (Ref. 8593)

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): Medium.