Bivalvia |
Nuculida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic, usually 50 - 200 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 2823)
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.
Robertson, A.I. 1979. (Ref. 75843)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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